Our
Mission (the weighty version)
Our Mission (the Bubba
version)
Our
Audience
Advertising
Guest columns
The Blog
Copyright
About the Publication
Our
Mission
(the
weighty version)
Bacon's Rebellion is Virginia's op-ed page for
the New Economy.
The 21st century is characterized by a globally
integrated economy and rapid technological change:
Capital, labor, information and technology are
more mobile than at any time in human history.
As market forces dissolve the sovereignty of nation
states, the factors vital to prosperity flow to
regions around the world where they are treated
most hospitably.
Our region, the Old Dominion, faces grave challenges.
Our system of state and local government evolved
hundreds of years ago to serve the needs of an agricultural
society. Our institutions were updated to meet the demands
of the industrial era, but they have not yet adapted to the requirements of
fast-moving,
digital technology in a globally competitive economy. Unfortunately,
our public discourse is still dominated by the
partisan rhetoric, honed in the distant past, of Republicans vs. Democrats, liberals
vs. conservatives, so the structural flaws in
the system are only dimly understood.
It's time for Virginians to commence a new discourse.
We must examine how a global economy and digital
technologies transform our state, our communities
and our institutions of governance. We must set
new goals and higher standards. We must subject
the actions and utterances of our political, civic
and business leaders to a critical eye. Bacon's
Rebellion provides a forum where that discourse
can take place.
Our
mission
(the
Bubba version)
My
factory's closing, my kid's dropping out of school,
the taxes on my trailer home are going up and
my Camaro needs a new muffler. The politicians
are out to lunch -- my coonhound knows more than they
do. We need people who understand what's going
on. We need Bacon's Rebellion.
Our
Audience
Bacon's
Rebellion reaches Virginia's political and
legislative decision makers. We target the
following groups:
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Members
of the General Assembly and their staffs
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City
councilmen and county supervisors
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State
and local government officials
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Lawyers
and registered lobbyists
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Trade
association staffs and board members
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Advocacy
groups and citizen activists
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Political
party activists
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Economic
developers
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Virginia
citizens seeking an alternative editorial
voice
As
of July 2005, circulation exceeded 2,400.
Advertising
Bacon's Rebellion
reaches Virginia's political and legislative
decision makers. You can communicate to this elite
audience efficiently and cost effectively in one
of two ways: Content sponsorships or logo sponsorships.
Content sponsorships: Get
immediate visibility for a white paper, position
statement, open letter or press release.
Bacon's Rebellion
offers two slots on the right-hand rail of the
home page and the weekly eLetter. This section,
underneath the table of contents,
is billed as "sponsored content." The
sponsor submits headlines and opening text,
which we will link to the full document posted on
another page.
Content
sponsor slots can be purchased in increments of
four weeks.
Rates are based on a CPM (cost-per-1,000 impressions)
of $50. As circulation grows, rates will increase.
The document resides permanently in the Bacon's
Rebellion Archive -- at no additional charge --
where it still can be accessed by anyone
conducting a key-word search.
For
current quotes, call (804)
873-1543
or e-mail
the publisher.
Logo
sponsorships: If you want name
recognition among Virginia's political decision
makers, keep your logo in front of them.
Bacon's Rebellion offers
three logo sponsorship slots that appear on the
bottom of the eLetter and along the right-hand rail of the home
page. Logos link back to your Web site.
Six-month exposure for the sponsor's logo
costs $3,000.
The advertiser must supply a banner ad meeting
the following specifications: 120 pixels (wide)
by 90 pixels (high), this size:
Guest
Columns
Bacon's Rebellion will consider publishing guest
columns that meet the following criteria:
Editing:
Bacon's Rebellion reserves the right to edit for
length, clarity and AP style. We will not make
any changes of substance without the author's
approval.
The
Blog
In
addition to its website and newsletter, Bacon's
Rebellion maintains a companion web log, or blog.
There, Bacon's Rebellion columnists post
commentary daily, amplifying themes developed in
columns and expounding on the day's headlines.
Only columnists are given the right to
"post" directly to the blog. However,
readers can comment on those original posts -- and
we encourage them to do so.
Copyright
All material on Bacon's Rebellion is copyrighted.
Columns, articles and statistical series may be
printed for personal use but may not be reproduced
for commercial purposes, either in print or electronically,
without permission of the publisher.
About
the Publication
Bacon's Rebellion is owned and published by James
A. Bacon Jr., who left his job as publisher and
editor in chief of Virginia Business magazine
to pursue a dream of starting his own publication.
After the smartest business minds in the country
lost billions of dollars in dot.com bombs, Mr.
Bacon figured, hey, why shouldn't he squander
his life savings, too? Bacon's Rebellion commenced
publication in July 2002.
To read more about the publisher, click
here.
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