Tuesday, July 12, 2011

HuffPo Writer Fired for 'Over-Aggregating' News Stories

I don't read Huffington Post, although I'm always interested in what goes on with Arianna Huffington. And this story's a kicker. At LA Weekly, "Amy Lee Firing by Huffington Post Exposes Hypocrisy When it Comes to Site's News-Stealing Business Model." And SF Weekly, "Huffington Post Suspends Reporter for Rewriting Article."

Amy Lee had summarized an original piece at AdAge, and the latter checked the traffic stats, finding that HuffPo sent a measly 57 visitors to its website. See: "What It's Like to Get Used and Abused by The Huffington Post" (via Mediagazer).

RELATED: Also at AdAge, "Huffington Post Launches U.K. Site Amid Murdoch Scandal: First Venture Outside North America Must Prove Its Appeal to Local Readers."

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