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Arianna’s Newest Knight In Shining Armour
4:34AM Ryan Tate | We always found it strange the Huffington Post was unprofitable, what with the Web juggernaut’s traffic growth, editorial accomplishments and army of unpaid writers. It turns out HuffPo’s investors thought that was weird too. Time for a new ad man. More »
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HuffPo’s Dangerous Quacks, Hacks And Cultists
6:50AM Ryan Tate | Salon has a great post by a doctor about medical quackery at the Huffington Post, where a columnist recently suggested colon cleansing could treat swine flu. This is the downside of HuffPo’s open, unpaid model — and culty recruiter. More »
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Huffington Post Serves Up Hoax On Front Page
10:36AM Ryan Tate | It’s hard to imagine anyone taking seriously a satirical proposal to build an airport on Central Park. Except maybe for the Huffington Post, which ran with the story on its front page tonight. More »
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Arianna Huffington Seduces Journalist Over Email
6:55AM Ryan Tate | The Huffington Post has hired its fourth ex-Washington Post reporter, young Jose Antonio Vargas. How did Arianna pull of this latest bit of poaching? Emails of “passion” and “exploration.” Oh, my, Ms. Huffington! More »
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Arianna Huffington’s Hypocrisy On ‘Un-American’ Outsourcing
4:15AM Ryan Tate | Back in 2004, Arianna Huffington didn’t have a well-funded, fast-growing internet publishing empire. So she could afford to call the hiring of foreign workers a “crime against America.” You’ll never guess what Huffington is doing today. More »
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Dan Froomkin Becomes Latest Refugee At Huffington Post
1:37AM Ryan Tate | The trail between the Washington Post and Huffington Post is becoming something of a pipeline: ousted liberal WaPo columnist Dan Froomkin has landed at Arianna Huffington’s well-funded website. His new home may be worse than the old one. More »
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Huffington Post: Acquisition Bait, Now More Than Ever
2:20AM Ryan Tate | It’s official: Betsy Morgan says she was indeed pushed out as the ineffectual CEO of the Huffington Post. But to what end? The new regime is downplaying profitability in favour of revenue growth — the ideal ramp for a sale. More »
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Will Investors Leash Arianna Huffington’s Spending?
4:40PM Ryan Tate | It’s a bold new future at the Huffington Post: investors have installed their own CEO; a CBS producer will launch a Gotham edition next month. Nevertheless, insiders are murmuring about belt-tightening, starting at the top. More »
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Investor Takes Over Management Of Huffington Post
6:25AM Ryan Tate | As the Huffington Post bulks up, the company is apparently changing management: CEO Betsy Morgan is on her way out, replaced by Eric Hippeau of investor SoftBank Capital, PaidContent reports. More »
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