| | | | | | | | | ----------------------- | ------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------- | | Date | Entity Name | Movement Role | Associated Figures | Key Event or Development | 7 Mountains Targeted (Inferred) | Source | | 2013 (Book Publication) | Seven Mountain Mandate (7M) | Strategic-level spiritual warfare theology | Lance Wallnau (Inferred influencers include Hugh Hewitt, Charlie Kirk, Dennis Prager) | The emergence of the strategy advocating for Christian takeover of seven key spheres of influence. | Family, Religion, Education, Media, Arts/Entertainment, Business, Government | [1] | | 2001 | Seven Mountains Mandate (7M) | Strategic Framework / Theology | Lance Wallnau, C. Peter Wagner | Lance Wallnau introduces the 7M framework to Wagner, advocating for Christian takeover of societal pillars. | Media, Religion, Education, Family, Arts/Entertainment, Business, Government | [2, 3] | | Unknown | Seven Mountains Mandate (7M) | Strategic Ideology | Rick Joyner (Oak Initiative) | Emergence of the ideology calling for Christians to control seven specific 'mountains' or spheres of influence to transform society. | Family, Religion, Education, Media, Arts/Entertainment, Business, Government | [4] | | 1974 | Salem Media Group (Salem Communications) | Christian and conservative multimedia powerhouse platform | Stuart Epperson, Edward G. Atsinger III | Founding of the company; combination of radio assets to create a network targeting audiences interested in Christian and conservative values. Grew into a leading media company for "hard-right" political commentary. | Media, Religion, Family | [1, 5-7] | | 1987 | Fairness Doctrine Repeal | Deregulation Milestone | Ronald Reagan, Dennis Patrick, Mark S. Fowler | The FCC voted 4-0 to abolish the Fairness Doctrine, cited as the primary catalyst for the rise of polarized talk radio and conservative media ecosystems. President Reagan subsequently vetoed Congressional efforts to codify it. | Media, Government | [1, 8-11] | | January 2020 | CRC Advisors | For-profit media campaign coordination hub | Leonard Leo, Greg Mueller | Formal founding of the firm to serve as a 'conservative counterweight' to Arabella Advisors, coordinating multi-million dollar media narratives, judicial advocacy campaigns, and incubating policy projects. | Media, Government, Business | [1, 12-14] | | Christmas Day 2024 | When Heaven Hears | Media Project / YouTube Show | Cindy Jacobs, Cindy Luna | Premiere of a documentary show aimed at demonstrating prophecy to a secular audience to legitimize the movement. Identified as a milestone media-related project within the 7M framework. | Media, Arts/Entertainment, Religion | [9, User Description] | | 2023 (Reporting) | Teneo Network | Cross-industry talent pipeline | Leonard Leo, Ben Shapiro, Josh Hawley, J.D. Vance | Building a 'Federalist Society for everything' to populate boardrooms and media studios with operatives. | Media, Business, Government, Arts/Entertainment | [1, 15] | | 1988 | Rush Limbaugh / ABC Radio | Conservative talk radio pioneer | Rush Limbaugh, Ed McLaughlin | Signing of Rush Limbaugh to a nationwide syndication contract, enabling the rise of "unfiltered" conservative talk radio following the Fairness Doctrine repeal. | Media | [1, 8] | | 1996 | Fox News | Identity-based narrative anchor | Rupert Murdoch, Roger Ailes | Launch of the first national news outlet designed to weaponize news as a cultural identity. | Media, Arts/Entertainment | [1] | | October 27, 2022 | X (formerly Twitter) | Digital town square capture and algorithmic amplification | Elon Musk | Acquisition and transformation of the platform to favor right-leaning content, dismantle fact-checking, and reduce moderation. | Media, Technology, Government, Business | [1, 16, 17] | | 2019 | Metric Media LLC | Pink slime news network operator | Bradley Cameron, Brian Timpone | Creation of Metric Media; emergence of a sprawling network of hundreds of "local news" websites ahead of the 2020 election. | Media, Government, Business | [18] | | October 2024 | Catholic Tribune (Metric Media) | Pink slime / Synthetic localism infrastructure | Brian Timpone, Michael Timpone | Mass-mailing of fake religious publications and inflammatory, overtly partisan newspapers branded as 'Catholic' to swing states to influence the presidential election. | Media, Religion, Family, Government | [1, 19] | | April 2025 | MxM News | Mobile news aggregation | Donald Trump Jr., Lara Trump | Salem Media Group acquires a 30% stake in MxM News, partnering with the Trump family to influence news aggregation and expand digital footprint. | Media, Business | [5, 6] | | 2021 | Salem News Channel (SNC) | 24/7 conservative news network | Stuart Epperson, Edward Atsinger III, David Santrella | Launch of the news television and video streaming platform to expand Salem's media reach into over-the-air television. | Media | [5, 6] | | 2021 | Teneo Network | Strategic Leadership | Leonard Leo, Evan Baehr | Leonard Leo joins as Chairman, shifting focus to 'crush liberal dominance' by placing conservative leaders in news, entertainment, finance, and education. | Media, Arts/Entertainment, Education, Business, Government | [20-23] | | 2020 | Community Newsmaker | Strategic activism portal | Mark Meckler, Bradley Cameron, Brian Timpone | Launch of the platform to allow advocacy groups like Convention of States and CatholicVote to pitch stories to the Metric Media network. | Media, Government, Religion | [18] | | 1949 | Fairness Doctrine | Broadcasting policy regulation | FCC | Introduction of the policy requiring broadcasters to present controversial issues of public importance and reflect differing viewpoints to prevent monopoly control. | Media, Government | [8, 10, 11, 24] | | 2006 | Journatic | Automated local news provider | Brian Timpone, Ryan Zickgraf | Foundation of Journatic (predecessor to Metric Media/Locality Labs), creating low-cost automated content that would later be labeled "pink slime." | Media, Business | [18, 25, 26] | | 1989 | Creative Response Concepts (CRC Public Relations) | PR and Political Advocacy | Leif E. Noren, Greg Mueller | Founding of the firm that would eventually become CRC Advisors; involved in promoting conservative books and political causes like the 'Contract with America'. | Media, Government, Business | [13] | | 2008 | Teneo Network | Conservative Influence Network | Evan Baehr, Josh Hawley, Peter Thiel | Founding of Teneo to build networks of conservatives to roll back liberal influence in society. | Media, Business, Education, Government, Arts/Entertainment | [20] | | 1994 | Salem Media Group, Inc. | Media Organization | Stuart Epperson, Edward G. Atsinger III | Became a publicly traded company to raise capital for expansion. | Media, Business | [6] | | 1985 | FCC | Regulator | Mark S. Fowler | FCC Chairman Mark Fowler (former Reagan campaign staff) released a report stating the Fairness Doctrine violated First Amendment rights. | Government, Media | [10] | | 2004 | The Record Network | Legal system publication network | Brian Timpone, Stanton D. Anderson | Founding of the Madison County Record, identifying a trend of advocacy groups (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) blurring lines with media. | Media, Business, Government | [18] | | 2012 | Locality Labs | Media infrastructure provider | Brian Timpone | Journatic rebrands as Locality Labs following fake byline and plagiarism scandals. | Media | [18] | | 2021 | CRT Central | Cultural issues aggregator | Mark Meckler, Convention of States | Launch of a resource to aggregate stories against Critical Race Theory, supported by the American Schools Coalition. | Education, Media, Arts/Entertainment | [18] | | 2022 | People Who Play by the Rules PAC | Conservative political funding entity | Dan Proft, Richard Uihlein | PAC spends millions on Pipeline Media for websites and media services to boost candidates and attack rivals like J.B. Pritzker. | Government, Media | [18] | | 2022 | [[Voter Reference Foundation]] ([[[[Voter Reference Foundation]]|[[Voter Reference Foundation|VoteRef]]]]) | Election integrity initiative | Richard Uihlein, Brian Timpone | Network publishes stories and provides technical support for a public-facing application to browse voter rolls. | Government, Media | [18] | | 2014-2020 | Judicial Crisis Network (JCN) | Dark-money judicial influence arm | Leonard Leo, Carrie Severino | Spent over half a billion dollars packing the federal judiciary and funding media campaigns for confirmations. | Government, Media | [12, 15] | | Early 2008 | New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) | Religious/Political Movement | C. Peter Wagner, Cindy Jacobs, Lance Wallnau | Rollout of publicity campaign to spread 7M concepts via books and preaching. | Media, Religion, Arts/Entertainment | [3] | | 2020 | Teneo Network | Influence Mapping Project | Evan Baehr, Leonard Leo | Effort to map and infiltrate key institutions like private schools, country clubs, and newspapers. | Media, Education, Business, Arts/Entertainment | [20] | | January 2025 | CRC Advisors | Conservative Political Consulting Firm | Leonard Leo | Entity involved in coordinating media campaigns and funding conservative causes receives non-profit transfers. | Media, Government, Business | [21] | | 2004 | Sinclair Broadcast Group | Media Conglomerate | David D. Smith | Sinclair fired a bureau chief for complaining about being forced to run a 45-minute anti-John Kerry propaganda film ('Stolen Honor'). | Media, Government | [27, 28] | | 2017 | FCC | Regulator | Ajit Pai | Trump-appointed Chairman Ajit Pai reinstated rules allowing media companies to own a greater number of stations, aiding consolidation. | Media, Government | [27, 29] | | October 2024 | Central ND News (Metric Media) | Strategic Corporate Media | Kelcy Warren, Brian Timpone | Metric Media published physical 'newspapers' mailed to residents to sway opinion during a landmark suit against Greenpeace. | Media, Business, Government | [30] | [1] The Architecture of Information Capture: A Masterclass in Institutional Patience and the Engineering of a Parallel Reality Infrastructure [2] All the President's Prophets - Placer County Democratic Party [3] America's Spiritual Warriors - Liberty Magazine [4] Who are the Dominionists backing conservative candidates? - Northeastern Global News [5] Salem Media Group - Wikipedia [6] Salem Media Group, Inc. 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