Tuesday, May 10th, 2005

The Huffington Post Is Up

Arianna’s new experiment in lefty meta-blogging is up. I’m rooting for it. Alternatives are always good if they are alternatives.

But a BIG warning: it is white, white, white, white, white and male and well over 40-something.

I expected a lot more content than a retread of the tired old Farrakhan debate. In brief: Russell Simmons takes on the ADL’s Abe Foxman over the Millions More Movement and somebody named Seth Greenland takes Foxman’s side. It’s all very 80s.

Arianna, please. Right now, the Post is just looking like the same old story.

posted by Jeff Chang @ 7:40 am | 3 Comments

3 Responses to “The Huffington Post Is Up”

Hashim says:

May 10, 2005 at 1:36 pm

I’m surprised at how White it is so far. Why am I surprised? I don’t know, I just am.
Hashim says:

May 10, 2005 at 1:40 pm

ok, right now they 3 featured posts from brown people, including a great post from Quincy Jones (!!!) on fame and Micheal Jackson
Oliver says:

May 10, 2005 at 11:09 pm

Jeff, you’re too fucking nice sometimes. Seriously.

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