Friday, February 11, 2011

Hard Lessons from the HuffPost Sale

By Robert Parry
February 11, 2011

U.S. progressive media has had a tough few weeks. First, Keith Olbermann, the pioneer for liberal programming during MSNBC’s evening hours, was sent packing. Then, Arianna Huffington allowed AOL to subsume her Huffington Post into AOL’s right-of-center content for the price tag of $315 million.

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9 comments:

Anonymous said...

So why don't the bloggers @ Huffpost just go to Current Media. With minimal ads it could begin to get the following that Huffpost will begin to lose with AOL. It may take awhile, but time is the one thing Progressives have plenty of right now. And Olberman seems the sort to make sure the slant is right.

Fri Feb 11, 11:30:00 PM 2011
rosemerry said...

I have found huffpost to be a scandalrag, and only read it when linked to ICH, and am surprised anyone would think it progressive. good riddance. The progressives can find lots of good outlets online.

Sat Feb 12, 05:04:00 AM 2011
Anonymous said...

damned media whore. this country is lost.

Sat Feb 12, 12:27:00 PM 2011
Darwin26 said...

Arianna has a long history of being involved with the Dark side... even before her connection to 1st hubby, she was into a lot of weird stuff, not to mention her expenditures on cosmetics... Good Riddance we saw right through you all this time!!!
And perhaps 'Cosmetic' is the word of the day for this sow's ear masquerading as a silk purse with Lipstick.

Sat Feb 12, 01:17:00 PM 2011
Anonymous said...

My hope is that all the bloggers will just move to Current. That's where I'll be reading and Huff Post will no longer get to count my clicks!

Sat Feb 12, 05:31:00 PM 2011
Suzanne Taylor said...

Um, why aren't we coming to blog on consortiumnews? I made Robert Parry a Xmas gift to my mailing list: http://tinyurl.com/24c6zy4!!!

Sun Feb 13, 03:45:00 PM 2011
Anonymous said...

Bloggers should show a united front like the people of Tunisa and Egypt using the power of the social network and leave the Huffington Post in a massive exit to current media! These are Revolutionary times!
Is she sharing that 18 million? I think not.

Sun Feb 13, 04:37:00 PM 2011
TRINI said...

ARIANNA USED THE POST'S CONTRIBUTORS TO BUILD A MINI-MEDIA EMPIRE WHICH SHE KNEW ALL ALONG SHE WILL SELL TO THE BETTOR WITH THE MOST $$$$$

KEITH OLBERMAN IS A JOURNALIST'S DEAN. THE EXTREME-CENTER THINKS IT SCORED, LITTLE DOES IT KNOW HE MOVED TO GREATER,BETTER JOURNALISM
NOT PROPAGANDA AT ITS WORSE.
ASKING ALL GOOD JOURNALISM'S FANS BLOGGERS & CONTRIBUTORS TO MAKE THE MOVE TO REAL MEDIA WITH KEITH AND GORE!

Sun Feb 13, 10:38:00 PM 2011
Anonymous said...

ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MISSOURI ,,,

http://www.disclose.tv/forum/attorney-general-of-missouri-t43248.html

Tue Feb 15, 10:11:00 AM 2011

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