Yellowhammer News is an American conservative website that publishes news and political commentary pertaining to

Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = "Alabama (state song), Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery, Alabama, Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville, Alabama, Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County, Al ...

. It is owned by Yellowhammer Media. It was founded in 2011 by Alabama native

Cliff Sims Clifton David Sims is an American entrepreneur, author and former senior White House and United States Intelligence Community official. He served as Special Assistant to the President and Director of White House Message Strategy, and later as Depu ...

who left in January 2017 to work in President

Donald Trump Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021. Trump graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pe ...

's administration as assistant communications director for White House messaging, as well as a special assistant to Trump himself. (Sims left that job after 17 months and wrote the memoir ''

Team of Vipers ''Team of Vipers: My 500 Extraordinary Days in the Trump White House'' is a book-length memoir written by former Trump administration Special Assistant to the President and Director of Message Strategy Cliff Sims who had previously operated the ...

'' about the experience.) When he left Yellowhammer, Sims sold the company to Tim Howe and John Ross, both former directors of the

Alabama Republican Party The Alabama Republican Party is the state affiliate of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party in Alabama. It is the dominant political party in Alabama. The state party is governed by the Alabama Republican Executive Committee. T ...

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* * (An article describing Yellowhammer News as a "relatively mature example of the attempts to create alternative local news outlets that capitalize on America’s media polarization where it dovetails with community news credibility"). American conservative websites American news websites Mass media in Alabama {{News-website-stub