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Heroes & Villains => Heroes Discussion => Topic started by: UK Redsox on November 28, 2010, 01:07:36 PM

Title: Ciaran Clark makes "The Huffington Post"
Post by: UK Redsox on November 28, 2010, 01:07:36 PM: Villa and Ciaran Clark in particular make the front page of "The Huffington Post" website

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/

Part way down, on the right
Title: Re: Ciaran Clark makes "The Huffington Post"
Post by: Surrey Villain on November 28, 2010, 02:02:40 PM: Strange. It's supposed to be a preview of the weekend's games yet shows a picture from yesterday's match.
Title: Re: Ciaran Clark makes "The Huffington Post"
Post by: Dante Lavelli on November 30, 2010, 01:28:15 PM: What is the Huffington Post? It appears to have gained sudden popularity. I can see from the website that it is an online paper but who is it owned by, what is its agenda (if there is one)?
Title: Re: Ciaran Clark makes "The Huffington Post"
Post by: usav on November 30, 2010, 01:48:11 PM: It's a left-wing blog.
Title: Re: Ciaran Clark makes "The Huffington Post"
Post by: UK Redsox on November 30, 2010, 02:19:55 PM: Quote from: usav on November 30, 2010, 01:48:11 PM
It's a left-wing blog.

and number three in my daily news checking routine after da Beeb and CNN
Title: Re: Ciaran Clark makes "The Huffington Post"
Post by: Dante Lavelli on November 30, 2010, 02:32:41 PM: Thanks. I'll add it to my favourites and check it out.
It's kind of set out like the Guardian's website. I'm sure they completed umpteen tests on it's usability but I find that there's just too much information on the screen to absorb it all.

p.s. apologies for taking this way off topic.
Title: Re: Ciaran Clark makes "The Huffington Post"
Post by: jembob on November 30, 2010, 02:34:43 PM: Quote from: Dante Lavelli on November 30, 2010, 01:28:15 PM
What is the Huffington Post? It appears to have gained sudden popularity. I can see from the website that it is an online paper but who is it owned by, what is its agenda (if there is one)?

Don't bother with it. A propaganda organ for lefties.
Title: Re: Ciaran Clark makes "The Huffington Post"
Post by: usav on November 30, 2010, 02:39:10 PM: Quote from: jembob on November 30, 2010, 02:34:43 PM
Quote from: Dante Lavelli on November 30, 2010, 01:28:15 PM
What is the Huffington Post? It appears to have gained sudden popularity. I can see from the website that it is an online paper but who is it owned by, what is its agenda (if there is one)?

Don't bother with it. A propaganda organ for lefties.

It looks as though that is what he was after.
Title: Re: Ciaran Clark makes "The Huffington Post"
Post by: adrenachrome on November 30, 2010, 04:59:53 PM: Quote from: usav on November 30, 2010, 01:48:11 PM
It's a left-wing blog.

When I lived in the USA in the 90's Arianna Huffington used to appear on quite a few political talk shows and was a rabid right winger. She must have had a Road to Damascus moment somewhere along the line.
Title: Re: Ciaran Clark makes "The Huffington Post"
Post by: Legion on November 30, 2010, 06:45:37 PM: Can't see anything Villa-related.
Title: Re: Ciaran Clark makes "The Huffington Post"
Post by: Astral Weeks on November 30, 2010, 06:55:40 PM: Quote

Don't bother with it. A propaganda organ for lefties.

Suits me, then
Title: Re: Ciaran Clark makes "The Huffington Post"
Post by: Astral Weeks on November 30, 2010, 07:19:44 PM: Back in the 70s, Arianna Huffington was called Arianna Stassinopoulos, and was a stalwart of UK panel game shows like Call My Bluff and My Music
Title: Re: Ciaran Clark makes "The Huffington Post"
Post by: UK Redsox on November 30, 2010, 07:58:06 PM: Quote from: Legion on November 30, 2010, 06:45:37 PM
Can't see anything Villa-related.

I started this thread on Sunday. HP is regularly updated, so the Villa pic is gone now. FYI is was a pic of Ciaran's back headed goal
Title: Re: Ciaran Clark makes "The Huffington Post"
Post by: dcdavecollett on November 30, 2010, 11:47:41 PM: ...as opposed to a propaganda sheet for right-wingers like the rest of the 'free' press.
Title: Re: Ciaran Clark makes "The Huffington Post"
Post by: Dave Javu on December 01, 2010, 12:11:48 AM: Quote from: usav on November 30, 2010, 01:48:11 PM
It's a left-wing blog.

But then again, Genghis Khan is considered a bit of a leftie in the US.

Probably.
Title: Re: Ciaran Clark makes "The Huffington Post"
Post by: UK Redsox on December 01, 2010, 07:40:48 AM: There's always the "Drudge Report" for those with a more conservative outlook (NB - not your right-wing extremist, bible-bashing, Glen Beck, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Bill O'Reilly type of "conservative", just a right of centre viewpoint).

However, that site now looks very dated in terms of design.