HuffPost World Launched!
Posted on December 4, 2008, by Hanna Ingber Win, under International, Media.
We launched!! The Huffington Post has a new section dedicated to world news and opinion. We had our official launch today — check it out: www.huffingtonpost.com/world
Today we had opeds from Queen Noor of Jordan, Sen. John Kerry, Francisco Toro on Chavez, Virginia Moncrief on the Mumbai attacks, Andi Friedman on women’s equality in Rwanda, and many other fabulous writers based all over the world.
Plus, I did an interview with Christiane Amanpour on her genocide documentary (which airs tonight on CNN at 9PM), international reporting, and the role of new media and citizen journalists. She said this about bloggers:
Sometimes it is incredibly useful, for instance, in closed societies such as Burma. Some of the images, some of the stories that have come out have been by the Internet and by citizen journalists. And that has been indispensable in terms of knowing what is going on when journalists like myself and others cannot get visas to get in there and cannot operate. … In that regard I think the bloggers or the citizen journalists are very brave and very useful.
I think that in the West sometimes blogging is an excuse for sitting back and just commenting on life as it passes by and putting out your opinions on what is happening. Sometimes those are interesting, but not always. And the truth of the matter is I do not believe, no matter how sophisticated the delivery platform, I don’t think there is a substitute or should there be a substitute for professional journalism, which comes with training, with experience, with credibility, with developing trust based on the accuracy of your record in the field. I think that is an absolute must. That must stay with us so that people have an accurate and objective reference point for their information.
I am the editor of the section and will always be looking for great writers who want to contribute interesting, insightful commentaries on important global issues. Get in touch with me at hingber@huffingtonpost.com.
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4 Replies to "HuffPost World Launched!"
evlon on February 9, 2009
Excellent, another front for a magazine which suppresses all dissent — especially when it comes to Israel’s critics. The comment section is more fortified than any radical right wing website (case in point, I have more freedom to post on twonhall.com than puffington). You deviate from the “status quot,” even though your adherence to the policies are self-preserved, you can be assured your voice will be choked by the invisible hands of moderation.
P.S. Why are my comments are withheld on your articles? Do the authors have any control on whose comment is rejected or accepted? Is this message going to be posted either? Who knows.
Hanna Ingber Win on February 11, 2009
Thanks for your interest, evlon. I don’t know what happened with your specific comments. The HuffPost rules are that it does not allow comments that are racist or inflammatory.
evlon on February 14, 2009
In actuality, my correspondence with another site member was civil and informative rather than “racist or inflammatory.” As a minority whose family members comprise of Jews and other ethnicities, I believe I am old enough to have a strong sense of what constitutes racism and bigotry. Notwithstanding of comments containing nothing but my commentary on excerpts of researched material, they were systematically purged and blocked from your articles. It’s interesting to note that such censorship only applies to post via-a-vis Israel’s conflict.
P.S. Have you noticed how many posters are resorting to bypass the scanners by “spacing” letters in certain words so they don’t get automatically marginalized? Huffington Post has lost its way.
anon_emoose on December 9, 2008
Well done, great to see, keep flying high. Have checked the site and it’s really good. All congratulations to you.