Bloggers proliferate on campaign payrolls

MSNBC ^ | Oct. 31, 2006 | K. Daniel Glover

[mrsmith]

Bloggers paid by campaigns were a rarity two years ago -- so rare that their work and their ethics, whether for Republicans or Democrats, became fodder for controversy. Bloggers on the campaign dime (and off) have been even more controversial this year, but that is at least in part because there are so many more of them.

With increasing frequency, candidates across the country are paying bloggers to write, develop Web sites, connect with energetic allies on the Internet, respond to online critics, and advise their employers about how to behave in the blogosphere.

[mrsmith]

"Meet the new media, same as the old media."

The use of blogs as gateways that limit access to information on the internet has been the successful method of liberals to tame the new media. Leftist blogs have much more influence on the media and recieve more publicity garnering more readers that gain them more influence etc.

Interesting account of who's who in the blogosphere anyway.

[Incorrigible]

Whatever became of the "Blogola" scandal at DailyKos.com?

[KoRn]

"Leftist blogs have much more influence on the media and recieve more publicity garnering more readers that gain them more influence etc."

Is it not enough that they have virtually all of the major newspapers and big three network news casts?

[CBart95]

Enough with the mock astonishment.

Insidious cowardism is the hallmark of the left.

Just look around.

[moonman]

I get paid for each post I submit on FR. Don't you guys? :)

[100-Fold_Return]

"The use of blogs as gateways that limit access to information on the internet has been the successful method of liberals to tame the new media. Leftist blogs have much more influence on the media and recieve more publicity garnering more readers that gain them more influence etc."

BTTT

BTTT

[mrsmith]

An example from a post on our FR Virginia page:

Darnright:
MSNBC has given Mike Stark his own forum, and he and his supporters are having a field day highfiving him and bashing Allen. How disgusting!

http://boards.msn.com/MSNBCboards/thread.aspx?ThreadID=115226

The fellow who "Roger Moored" George Allen gets free advertising and the support and encouragement of MSNBC.

[mrsmith]

Judging from this article it became standard practice.

Everybody's doing it, and doing it more!