Guide Note

The Huffington Post is a liberal political news blog that features both original and aggregated content. Launched in 2005 by editor-in-chief Arianna Huffington and chairman Kenneth Lerer, the blog has grown steadily in popularity, often attracting celebrity guest writers from the world of film, politics and the web.

Fast Facts

1. Online since: May 9, 2005
2. Founders: Arianna Huffington and Kenneth Lerer
3. AKA: HuffPo
4. Notable contributors:
   • Bill Maher
   • John Kerry
   • Norman Mailer
   • Steve Martin
   • Alec Baldwin
5. Awards: 2006 "Best Political Blog" Webby
6. RSS Feed: Subscribe to Full Feed
7. RSS Feed: Subscribe to Blog Feed
8. RSS Feed: Subscribe to Latest News Feed

Fox News personality Bill O'Reilly and conservative media watchdog group Media Research Center have raised concern over incendiary comments left by Huffington Post commenters about Dick Cheney and Nancy Reagan. Huffington initially refused to remove the comments, but has since publicly stated that any crude or hateful comments will be removed as soon as they come to the attention of the site's moderators.