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11 Jan 2010 13:05

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Politics: Dear Tucker Carlson: Three points on The Daily Caller

  • Today’s a big day for ideological parity. Five years after Arianna Huffington launched “The Huffington Post,” Tucker Carlson‘s got his own toy, “The Daily Caller.” And we want to see it succeed, because we like Tucker (even when we dispute his politics). That said, bro, we have a few thoughts for you as you go forward. Let us know what you think.
  • The design = meh We think that The Daily Caller has a lot of potential, but the font usage – Arial for the logo and typography, and the usage of Hobo here – leaves a lot to be desired. HuffPo’s design isn’t great either, but at least her serifs don’t anger the natives.
  • We like S.E. Cupp In terms of conservative columnists, we’d pick Cupp any day of the week over Ann Coulter. More acerbic, but in the right ways. More fun, too. We’ll probably disagree with her, too, but she doesn’t make us want to destroy things like Coulter.
  • Ideological smarts OK, we don’t buy the whole “conservative response to HuffPo” thing, but we do like the fact that you clearly aren’t afraid to show your biases. We need our journalism to be ideologically honest. Even if it’s not perfect, it’s definitely a good start.

04 Jan 2010 12:47

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Biz: Political pubs HuffPo and Politico are profitable, but not massive

  • $12-16 million The Huffington Post’s estimated profit in 2009, which is peanuts considering its massive size
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    Politico’s estimated 2009 profits, which largely came from its print publication source

30 Jul 2009 14:52

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U.S.: The HuffPo’s survey tactics might not be legit, but their findings are

  • I just hope the American people won’t be dumb enough to continue falling for the line that socialized health care means a loss of personal freedom. In fact, it’s quite the opposite.
  • Canadian Lori Covington • On her country’s public healthcare system. The Huffington Post did a very unscientific email survey and found that it rocks. A lot. And that some Canadians think Americans are being pretty stupid about it.  • source

24 Jun 2009 20:52

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Politics, U.S.: Blogger Nico Pitney: Public enemy No. WHO FREAKING CARES?

  • That’s right. I wanted to use this opportunity to ask you a question directly from an Iranian.
  • Huffington Post blogger Nico Pitney • Being asked a question by President Barack Obama. Pitney is getting lots of criticism because apparently he knew Obama would be calling on him, despite the fact that, well, he asked a question that wasn’t pre-screened and was merely planned (from an Iranian citizen). Yeah. This is clearly as bad as the Jeff Gannon situation a while back. Nothing to see here, folks. • source

29 Mar 2009 22:31

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Tech: The Huffington Post goes all investigative journalism

  • $1.75 million to fund something newspapers are killing source

24 Feb 2009 10:01

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Music: A goal to reach for: The Huffington Post of Hip-Hop?

  • A former XXL Magazine editor says yes. The Huffington Post, which exploded in popularity in the last year, is perhaps an odd model for a hip-hop Web site, but Elliott Wilson says RapRadar.com can pull it off. The site, which launches March 9, will attempt to combine the worlds of blog gossip and news, just like HuffPo. And it helps that the mag has cred and money behind it: Eminem’s manager, Paul Rosenberg, is backing it, and Wilson is publishing an authorized bio of Jay-Z next year. So he can probably get those guest celebrity columns, too. source