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New York Times Breaks Huffington Blog Story 18 Days After It Runs in Blogosphere

In my unscientific experiment tracking how long it takes the New York Times to cover major news about the blogosphere, there is a big story on the cover of today's business section about Arianna Huffington's new Huffington Post celebrity blog – a mere 18 days after the story hit the blogosphere.

The earliest blog posts I find about it is April 3 on the left-wing Mossback Culture, April 4 on the Right Wing Death Beast and April 4th on Uncorrelated.

Huffington has lined up more than 250 of what she calls "the most creative minds in the country" to write a group blog that will cover topics from politics and entertainment to sports and religion. Launching May 9, it will be part of a Web site that will also serve up breaking news around the clock.

The Times story notes that the Huffington Post will generate revenue by selling advertising. It is initially financed by Kenneth B. Lerer, a former EVP of AOL Time Warner, Ms Huffington and 10 others identified as friends and family.

The Times reports that "A fact-checked, edited version of The Post will be syndicated by Tribune Media Services to newspapers and their websites. That's because the Tribune is worried about "the unfiltered nature of blogs." Now there's a surprise.

Categories: Blogging and Moblogging, Commentary, Dead Tree Journalism, Digital Journalism, Marketing Strategy, Trends

BL Ochman | Apr 25 05 3:45 | TrackBack (0)

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Mossback Culture ain't no stinking left-wing blog: I'm 100% pro-capitalism. I also got the Huffington gas-bag story from Variety, a dead-tree institution.

Other than that, I liked your post.

Posted by: Richard Bennett at April 26, 2005 5:33 PM

I'm sorry Richard. From the description of your blog I thought you would lean left. You sound so reasonable, and that's not a quality I associate with the right.

This is a left wing blog and I'm 100% pro capitalism. Glad you like the rest of the post. You can ignore me now if you wish :>)

Posted by: B.L. Ochman at April 26, 2005 6:55 PM

I'm what's called a "South Park Republican." Quoting Matt Stone: "I hate conservatives. But I really fucking hate liberals." Kinda like Arnie Schwarzenegger.

Being left-wing and pro-capitalism sounds like being, I dunno, a pro-Satan Catholic. Actually, that makes sense in a Russian novel sort of way, so never mind.

Posted by: Richard Bennett at April 26, 2005 7:53 PM

I am of Russian descent. In fact my ancestors were Russian aristocrats. For a while.

Arnie Schwarzenegger isn't turning out to be so great. Are you sure you want to compare yourself to him?

Posted by: B.L. Ochman at April 26, 2005 8:43 PM

Arnie isn't turning out to the second coming of Jesus Christ, but he's a damn sight better than Gray.

Socialists want to punish prosperity but capitalists hold it up as a goal. How do you reconcile these attitudes?

Posted by: Richard Bennett at April 27, 2005 1:51 PM

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