The Extemp Newsletter

Looking to stay informed on current events, understand the nuances of niche topics, and increase your vault of world knowledge? If so, this newsletter was made for you.

Each week, Benjamin Rutten combs through leading news sources and think tanks to gather the most recent and relevant information on both international and domestic events. Ben takes the information he gathers and distills it into the Extemp Newsletter, an email sent out to subscribers each weekend that summarizes the week's events. The Newsletter is structured in a way that is informative yet analytical, detailed yet big picture. It is intentionally concise and will take no more than 10 minutes of your morning to read. With this Newsletter, you will no longer have to scroll multiple news sites to stay informed on current events (all while mentally skipping over stories that bear no relevance to Extemp); the Newsletter puts the reports of all the best news sources in one place and only presents the information that is Extemp-relevant. Best of all, within the Newsletter, Ben also provides suggestions for how to best impact specific topics for your judging community which can be especially helpful for questions pertaining to niche international topics. The Newsletter gives subscribers knowledge, power, and an advantage over their competitors. 

Information in the Newsletter is aggregated from primary news sources such as Reuters, the Associated Press, the BBC, and more. Big picture analysis on topics is aggregated from think tanks such as the Heritage Foundation, the Cato Institute, and the Brookings Institution. If you would like to read a sample Newsletter, you can explore one here. If you have any questions about the Newsletter, please reach out.