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What's 'The Ruckus' At Newsweek?

It's a new political blog, and The Ruckus is its name. The establishment magazine teamed with the Media Bloggers Association (of which I am a member) to pool the voices of nine MBA members onto one group blog at Newsweek.com.

The Ruckus doesn't replace any Newsweek.com content, which now includes blogs like The Gaggle and Stumper. It supplements Newsweek's "professional" content with fresh philosophical and regional insights from outside the political mainstream.

It's a great idea, one driven by the same kind of thinking that prompted me to create AirCongress -- namely, build a portal to the best new media content so readers can get it all in one place. This is the future for smart old-media companies, and more of them would do well to imitate Newsweek's model.

The contributors to The Ruckus are:
-- John Amato of Crooks & Liars
-- Faye Anderson of Anderson@Large
-- Dean Barker of Blue Hampshire
-- Adam Fogle of The Palmetto Scoop
-- Joe Gandelman of The Moderate Voice

-- James Joyner of Outside The Beltway
-- Ed Morrissey of Captain's Quarters
-- Oliver Willis
-- And Chris Woods of Bleeding Heartland

In the grand tradition of American political conversation, The Ruckus will offer a spectrum of the political argument and analysis taking place in the blogosphere," Deidre Depke, the editor of Newsweek.com, said in a release. "A healthy democracy requires debate and a lively conversation, which is exactly what The Ruckus will offer."

MBA President Robert Cox added, "The Ruckus places Newsweek on the cutting edge of this campaign season's online political dialogue."

Posted by Danny | 02:09 PM

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