December 7, 2012

The news spread like wildfire with after Thursday’s announcement that Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) will assume the role of president of The Heritage Foundation after Ed Feulner retires in April.

The news hit the front pages of news websites like the Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Politico, the Hill, the New York Time, CNN, Fox News and Time, often appearing “above the fold.” Print editions of leading and local newspapers alike also ran the story prominently: both the New York Times and Washington Post ran the story on their front pages.

Much of the news coverage led with DeMint’s unexpected resignation from the Senate. But the articles also highlighted Heritage’s impact in the war of ideas.

A comprehensive list of media hits follows:

• Washington Post: Jim DeMint resigning from Senate to head conservative think tank
• Wall Street Journal: DeMint to Leave Senate to Run Heritage Foundation
• New York Times: DeMint Will Leave Senate to Run Heritage Foundation
• New York Post: Jim DeMint resigning from Senate to head conservative think tank
• Charleston Post & Courier: South Carolina Republican U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint is resigning his post
• Huffington Post: Marriage Made in Right-Wing Heaven: Jim DeMint and Heritage Foundation
• National Journal: DeMint Resignation Sets Off South Carolina Scramble
• Christian Science Monitor: Why did Sen. Jim DeMint quit the Senate? 
• Politico: Think tank jobs a lucrative landing spot
• Commentary magazine: Jim DeMint and the Heritage Identity
• The Examiner: Updated: Jim DeMint leaving Senate, will head Heritage
• CBSNews.com: Jim DeMint leaving Senate for Heritage Foundation – CBS News
• NBC News: DeMint Will Leave Senate to Head Heritage Foundation
• CNN: Breaking: Senator Jim DeMint Will Step Down From Senate
• San Francisco Chronicle: DeMint to Leave Senate to Head Republican Leaning Policy Group
• Daily Caller: Jim DeMint Resigning From Senate to Run Heritage Foundation
• Associated Press: UPDATE: U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint resigns to head conservative group
• Idaho Press Tribune: DeMint Will Leave Senate to Head Heritage Foundation
• Summerville Patch: Jim DeMint to Resign From Senate to Lead Think Tank
• The Huffington Post: Jim DeMint To Heritage Foundation: Senator To Leave Position To Run Think Tank
• Talking Points Memo: WSJ: Jim DeMint To Leave Senate, Lead Heritage Foundation
• Newsmax.com: Retiring Heritage Chief Feulner: DeMint a ‘Splendid’ Successor
• Business Insider: Tea Party Senator Jim DeMint Is Leaving The Senate To Head The Heritage Foundation
• The Blaze: GOP Sen Jim Demint to Resign from Senate in January to Head Conservative Think Tank
• Mediaite: Jim DeMint Announces He Will Leave The Senate, Join Conservative Think Tank
• Peach Pundit: Breaking: SC Senator Jim DeMint Leaving Senate For Heritage Foundation
• Red State: Two Roads Diverged: Jim DeMint Leaves U.S. Senate for Heritage Foundation Presidency
• Daily Caller: Jim Demint Going From 4th Poorest Senator to Heritage Millionaire
• The Washington Post: Good riddance, Mr. DeMint
• Politico: Jennifer Rubin loses the conservatives
• The Washington Post: What Jim DeMint’s resignation says about him, the Senate and the conservative movement
• The Washington Post: Jim DeMint will be at least as damaging outside the Senate as he was inside it
• Think Progress: 11 Reasons You’re Glad Jim DeMint Is Leaving The Senate
• The Washington Examiner: After Jim DeMint, What Next?
• MSNBC.com: Who will fill DeMint’s Senate seat?
• Legal Insurrection: Jim DeMint resigning from Senate to head up Heritage Foundation (Senator Tim Scott?)
• USA Today: Colbert Trying to Replace DeMint? Well, Maybe...
• Human Events: Jim DeMint leaving Senate; Tim Scott rumored as potential replacement
• AEI Ideas: Congratulations to Senator DeMint
• RSC Press Release: Chairman Jordan Praises Selection of Sen. DeMint as Next Leader of The Heritage Foundation
• Senator Mitch McConnell press release McConnell Statement on Sen. DeMint’s Departure From the Senate
• Club For Growth: Senator Jim DeMint leaves the Senate for the Heritage Foundation
• Daily Caller: Jim DeMint Going From 4th Poorest Senator to Heritage Millionaire
• OKNews.com: Speaking to Rush Limbaugh, DeMint jokes that he might force out Speaker Boehner
• The Washington Post: Jim DeMint will be at least as damaging outside the Senate as he was inside it
• RTT: DeMint Leaving The Senate To Lead Conservative Think Tank
• The Daily Caller: DeMint to Resign from Senate, Lead Heritage Foundation
• The Sacramento Bee: Sen Jim Demint to Resign from Senate to Run The Heritage Foundation
• Myrtle Beach Online: State officials react to DeMint’s resignation
• The Washington Post: DeMint marks a new, sharper edge for Heritage
• The Hill: DeMint gave colleagues short notice
• Pittsburgh Tribune Review: Sen. Jim DeMint resigns to head Heritage Foundation
• Human Events: What Happens in South Carolina After DeMint Quits?
• Roll Call: Heritage Foundation’s Star Will Rise With DeMint
• Washington Examiner: DeMint Quits Senate to head Heritage Foundation
• Townhall.com: South Carolina-Expected the Unexpected
• Huffington Post: Tea Party Quitter DeMint Cashes In, Exposing DC’s Dark Side
• The Washington Times: Inside the Beltway: Anti-DeMint press strikes
• Powerline Blog: On Jim DeMint’s Resignation
• The Washington Times : DeMint won’t leave tea party voiceless
• Townhall.com: Goodspeed, Jim DeMint, and Thank You
• San Francisco Chronicle Right-wing Sen. Jim DeMint quits
• Examiner.com DeMint’s resignation speech echoes tea party’s frustration with GOP
• Examiner.com Nikki Haley to appoint Jim DeMint’s replacement, Rep. Tim Scott is favorite
• LA Times:  Jim DeMint’s new job promises a much bigger payday
• Washington Post’s “Think Tanked”: Unemployment falls to 7.7 percent, Jim DeMint to lead Heritage, jumping off the ‘fiscal cliff’
• Washington Post’s “Right Turn”: DeMint and Heritage: The odd couple of necessity
• Salon.com: What Jim DeMint figured out
• National Review Online: The Grim Side of DeMint’s Move to Heritage
• Washington Post’s “She the People”: Jim DeMint and the South Carolina shuffle
• Real Clear Politics: DeMint Resignation Has Big Implications for Graham, Haley
• The Hill: DeMint’s departure leaves no void, Senate conservatives insist
• Non Profit Quarterly: Sen. Jim DeMint Resigning to Become Heritage Foundation CEO
• Bloomberg: DeMint Exits Senate as Conservatives Brand Weakens