Arianna Huffington on her ‘Post’
Don Day July 30th, 2008
I’ll admit, when I heard the idea of the Huffington Post, I thought that ‘just’ a liberal Drudge Report didn’t make a ton of sense. Now HuffPo might be the best example of an online news/opinion site online. It’s both deep and wide - with tons of topics and lots of stories. Poynter has a quick interview with Arianna Huffington on her unusual creation - and has an interesting thought on the future of ‘traditional’ journalism: “I believe in a hybrid journalistic future where traditional newspapers adopt the best elements of online journalism, and new media sites continue to do more and more of the kinds of investigative reporting usually associated only with traditional media outlets.”
5 Comments Add your own
1. Anonymous | July 30th, 2008 at 9:57 am
They’re excellent at story selection and compelling presentation, too. They figured out that if every headline has a photo with it, lots more headlines get clicked on, generating lots more page views. And when you go to a story page, you see even more headlines and photos of related stories. Local news site will be in trouble when HuffPo comes to their town.
2. Anonymous | July 30th, 2008 at 9:58 am
Er, “sites.”
3. Anonymous | July 30th, 2008 at 4:00 pm
Ok, well, that sounded a little over-the-top, but it’s not. Most local news sites simply aren’t as compelling in content and presentation as HuffPo. And as HuffPo rolls out their local sites, a lot of companies are going to be at a competitive disadvantage.
4. jim | July 31st, 2008 at 9:25 pm
I really don’t like the format, but Matt Drudge is totally out of control with all his hate.
5. Anonymous | August 13th, 2008 at 10:43 pm
Ms. Huffington came into it without thinking hard about it,. no doubt. I suppose that’s one reason it worked. She’s deadly smart too…makes Charlie Rose look at a disadvantage and in awe when he has interviewed her.
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