What Passes for 'Journalism' At HuffPo Isn't

Publius Forum ^ | 07/03/09 | Warner Todd Huston

[Mobile Vulgus]

If you listen to the blabbers and gossipers, the Huffington Post is the talk of the town. It is claimed that Arianna Huffington's "success" is the "new journalism," the future of the news. TechNewsWorld proclaimed it "appropriate" that Huffington appeared in the YouTube series on journalism apparently because she personifies it. The New York Times celebrated HuffPo as "hybrid journalism" for its Iran coverage. Jeff Jarvis of The Guardian claims that Arianna is "saving journalism." She was even just awarded the Fred Dressler Lifetime Achievement Award in journalism from Syracuse University. She even testified before a Congressional committee on journalism. And the list of accolades goes on.

But, what sort of "journalism" does Huffington Post represent? Is it the well researched sort with multiple links, named sources, or other such common journalistic practices? Most often no. In fact, those that write for Huffington Post rarely even bother with the normal journalistic practices of research, attribution, or the habit of having more than one source. Sadly, the largest bulk of what Huffington writers do is merely opine whether they have sourced information or not. And more often than not they do so from the extreme left-wing perspective.

Huffington Post is not "journalism." It's really just that simple...

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[Mobile Vulgus]

HuffBlow is not journalism, it's propaganda!

(By the way, sometimes the server for this link gets overloaded. If you get a dead link, just try again in about 20 minutes.)

[Vaquero]

[b4its2late]

It has always been that. As I said from the day that planted question happened, how did that “reporter” get into a WH presser in the first place?

[popdonnelly]

When you have a culture defined by liberal idiots, you’re going to have the HuffPo and DailyKOS described as great journalism.

[Oldpuppymax]

HuffPo? Well it’s the same journalism we see at CBS, NBC, CNN, The NY Times.....

[mrmeangenes]

Here’s an example- in the form of a linked Rolling Stone article.(Promoted by HuffPo).

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/28816321/the_great_american_bubble_machine

I’m glad to hear of your adversion to propaganda,Big Guy !

[Rodamala]

popdonnelly wrote:

When you have a culture defined by liberal idiots, you’re going to have the HuffPo and DailyKOS described as great journalism.

Aside from Huff & KOS... don't leave out Olberban, Jon Stuart Smalley Daily Show, Colbear Repour, and Chris Matthew's and his tingling leg.