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1. 2017 media kit
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2. who we are
Abdul-Hakim Shabazz
Editor/Publisher
(317)727-1250
abdul@indypolitics.org
IndyPolitics.Org is an award-winning political web site dedicated to covering significant
political news and events impacting Indianapolis, as well as the entire state of Indiana.
We frequently feature stories and other news items that are days ahead of the mainstream press.
In addition to posting articles, IndyPolitics.Org frequently embeds audio interviews
so that the reader can hear newsmakers at length, in context, and in their own words,
rather than just a 10 or 15-second sound bite.

3. what we are
awards + recognitions
best column writing | Indiana Society of Professional Journalists (2015)
Best State Blog | Washington Post (2013/2011/2009)
Society of Professional Journalists (2010)
Best State Twitter | Washington Post (2010)
Blog Traffic Data
182,000 Visits
72,000 Unique Visitors
235,000 Page Views
Average Time Spent per Page: 2 min., 30 sec.
(2016)
photo: Preparing for a live interview on MSNBC, 2016

4. what we offer
IndyPolitcs.Org helps you reach the type of quality, influential
customer you want patronizing your business. You want to reach the
eyes and ears that matter, and IndyPolitics.Org can help you do that.
While our audience consists mainly of the people interested in local
and state politics, our primary audience is a large community of news
makers and opinion and thought leaders
in the state.
 Since January 1, 2012, IndyPolitics.Org has
received more than 1,000,000 page views.
 The average person spends more than two
minutes on each page.
 Our general audience is just over 70,000 readers.
 The Cheat Sheet has more
than 1,000 readers — essentially
all the political class — and an
open rate of 75%.
 We have
hundreds of Daily
E-Mail readers. It
has an open rate
of about 60% (the
news media industry
average is 17%).
According to blog tracking data, IndyPolitics.Org easily can reach
thousands of influential individuals each week. And because there are
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advertising packages can be arranged to meet your specific needs.
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The Cheat Sheet, Vol. 6, Issue 14 – April 2017
If you’re not a member of the Antelope Club, you should be. It’s the place where
Democrats, Republicans and Libertarians can all hang out, have a great time and
drink in peace and harmony. 615 N Delaware Street, Indianapolis• FREE PARKING•
Cold Beer, Carryout & a LittleCapitol Chaos
There’s been a lot of moving parts to theRickers story. We spent a good chunkof the day talking to all our varioussources at the Statehouse, and when youstart connecting the dots, it paints arather interesting picture.
First of all, a lot of folks have beenspeculating why House Speaker BrianBosma and Senate President ProTempore David Long seemed so madwhen all this broke. There were severalreasons, of course, there was the factthat cold beer was being sold in aconvenience store converted to add arestaurant which both have said wascontrary to state policy. But really what
got them ticked is up until now, ourlawmaker friends have led a prettyboring existence. You might recall yourfavorite LNG lamenting about this onseveral occasions. Well after dealingwith RFRA, right to work and other bigblow-ups over the past few years, thetwo leaders were enjoying a session thatdidn’t see everything blow up, at leastthere were until this broke. And theRickers controversy blew all that
up. This is why they’ve been so tickedoff about this entire deal.
Photo: The Columbus Republic

5. how we connect
With IndyPolitics.Org, you not only get our web site
traffic, but also traffic from other news organizations that
frequently cite our work product.
Contributing Columnist:
• Indianapolis Star
• The StatehouseFile.Com
• Indiana Business Journal
Panelist/Host:
• Abdul at Large (Weeknights) – WIBC-FM
• Indianapolis This Week – RTV 6
• Inside Indiana Business with Gary Dick
Broadcast Component:
In addition to our daily web site, IndyPolitics.Org
produces a weekly 60/30-minute public affairs radio
program, “Indiana Issues,” which airs weekends on a
number of stations in Indiana.
from The Detroit Free Press, 9-14-2016:
Gary Johnson: Lower taxes, no auto bailouts {photo}
“Presidential candidate Gary Johnson speaks during
the Detroit Econ Club with moderator Abdul-Hakim
Shabazz at the Westin Book Cadillac.”
from PBS News Hour, 5-3-2016:
Why Trump and Sanders are blasting the same
enemy in Indiana (and it’s not Clinton)
“. . . Still, the rhetoric has stuck with many Hoosier
voters, said Abdul-Hakim Shabazz, who runs
IndyPolitics.org, an influential state politics blog.
The data says manufacturing is surviving — even
thriving — in Indiana, but some voters find that
hard to believe when friends’ and neighbors’ job
losses are fresh in their minds, Shabazz said. ‘The
emotional argument sometimes tends to work
a little better with some of these folks here, just
because of Indiana’s long-term manufacturing
history,’ he said. ‘Manufacturing isn’t what it was for
our grandparents.’”
from Bloomberg Politics 4-25-2016:
Confusion Reigns on First Day
of Cruz-Kasich Alliance
“. . . But while Cruz supporters were energized by the
deal, for Kasich’s backers ‘it’s like someone let the air
out of their balloon,’ said Abdul-Hakim Shabazz, a
center-right talk show host in Indianapolis and editor
of IndyPolitics.org. Shabazz said he was probably a
Kasich supporter, and isn’t sure what he’ll do now.”
making headlines
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Social Media Presence

6. our partners
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7. indypolitics.org

8. contact: abdul-hakim shabazz - (317) 727-1250 - abdul@indypolitics.org
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