The Washington Independent Begins

by: Matt Stoller

Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 10:12:34 AM EST

( - promoted by Paul Rosenberg)

The Washington Independent launched today. It's sort of a progressive Politico, well-done and strongly credible reporting but not tilted horribly to the right.

There's not a lot of straight reporting of all the nasty stuff that goes on in DC. Blogs have sort of broken into the pundit commentary sphere, but all the billion dollar plus amendments don't get any scrutiny at all. Web-based models and noncommercial sites like this could be a serious fix.

Go give 'em a read and bookmark it.

Matt Stoller :: The Washington Independent Begins

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The Washington Independent Begins | 2 comments

Looks good on first glance (0.00 / 0)

and seems to cover a pretty wide range of issues. I'd like to see "Environment" or "Energy" listed on their top topic banner, which currently includes things like "Science" and "Religion".

Does anyone know anything about their funding and/or business model?

by: mitchipd @ Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 09:56:30 AM CST

Check Out their About Us Section (0.00 / 0)

They are a project of the non-profit Center for Independent Media. It seems they are mostly funded by liberal foundations right now. Check out their About Us section, including the Funding tab.

by: RandomNonviolence @ Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 15:17:37 PM CST

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