is huffington post right wing now? - Democratic Underground

William769

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Fri Aug-05-11 12:38 PM
Original message

is huffington post right wing now?

I only ask is because I have rarely ever visited that site. Has it changed this year?

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

Chimichurri

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Fri Aug-05-11 12:46 PM
Response to Original message

1. I saw a post by Laura Ingram there the other day that nobody cared about, but other than that -

it hasn't changed all that much.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

William769

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Fri Aug-05-11 12:48 PM
Response to Reply #1

4. Thanks for your response.

I'm just dumbfounded by the lack of responses.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

Chimichurri

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Fri Aug-05-11 01:00 PM
Response to Reply #4

10. She just poaches links from other sources and ads a salacious headline to it. AOL is a perfect

Edited on Fri Aug-05-11 01:18 PM by Chimichurri

fit for her. Huffington Post, just like AOL, is just an annoying aggregater.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

William769

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Fri Aug-05-11 12:46 PM
Response to Original message

2. Did I post something taboo?

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

dtexdem

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Fri Aug-05-11 12:47 PM
Response to Original message

3. Does it still have any wings?

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

otohara

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Fri Aug-05-11 12:50 PM
Response to Original message

5. Link to Matt Drudge

and other wingy places on their list of sites they endorse.
Whether they were there always or not, I don't know.

I try not to visit it much.
Arriana kinda creeps me out - money is her main concern.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

Dawgs

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Fri Aug-05-11 12:51 PM
Response to Original message

6. I'm not sure they're anything, as far as ideology.

I personally think they are no different than a tabloid magazine. Whatever keeps the hits up...

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

Big Blue Marble

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Fri Aug-05-11 12:55 PM
Response to Original message

7. I think it is slowly being repositioned and rebranded.

I used to go there pretty much every day. Now I go there once or twice a month usually through links.

It was already losing its appeal to me before it was sold. Now it is worse. It is trying to offer a broader appeal
to a larger audience to drive the hits up. It is has become mostly about money not much real information.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

mochajava666

(771 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Fri Aug-05-11 01:16 PM
Response to Reply #7

11. I agree.

Also, the sensational headlines and stories don't match up well. It used to be better.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

housewolf

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Fri Aug-05-11 12:57 PM
Response to Original message

8. I wouldn't say that it's right-wing

There are lots of lefties who post articles there that are interesting and worth reading.

I would say, however, that the site reminds me of a tabloid so I'm sort of over reading it on a daily basis

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

Armstead

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Fri Aug-05-11 12:57 PM
Response to Original message

9. No....Just crappy and more commercialized

I used to go daily to check it out, but the selection has gotten lamer and the ratio of meaningless junk seems heavier.

Plus, since their purchase by AOL, they have so many scripts and links that it takes forever to load a page.

Slate and Salon are much better.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

valerief

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Fri Aug-05-11 01:28 PM
Response to Original message

12. Haven't been there in ages because it wasn't progressive. nt

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

hlthe2b

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Fri Aug-05-11 01:33 PM
Response to Original message

13. Well, their comments moderators certainly protect the RW

Even the most mildly critical comments I have made in response to a GWB* article or that of any of the leading RETHUG figures, are never posted. I've had about a half dozen I tried to post in the past before I just finally logged out and stopped going to the site.

Arianna is an incredible opportunist, sell-out, and narcissist, IMO. She may share some centrist or even left of center viewpoints, but she's happy to scuttle them in the name of RW traffic the gawd almighty dollar.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

hifiguy

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Fri Aug-05-11 01:37 PM
Response to Original message

14. I spent about a year over there before returning to DU

A year or two ago it was a pretty good site, but last fall/winter the place was completely overrun by paid reichwing trolls that the mods did nothing about. The mods became quite scrupulous in censoring those who, like me, took on said trolls, however. Gave up on them for good a few months ago.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

DU AdBot (1000+ posts)

Sun May 05th 2024, 10:57 AM
Response to Original message

Advertisements [?]

Top

Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators

Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.