Former political news site
Politics DailyType of site | Online political news daily |
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| Owner | AOL News |
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| Created by | Melinda Henneberger |
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| URL | http://www.politicsdaily.com |
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| Commercial | Yes |
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| Registration | No |
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| Launched | April 27, 2009 |
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| Current status | Defunct |
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Politics Daily was an American political journalism web site launched by AOL News in April 2009.[1] It described itself as a "political news magazine for the general reader."[2]
Melinda Henneberger, a former Newsweek and New York Times reporter,[1]
was Editor in Chief.[2]
Carl M. Cannon was the Executive Editor and senior Washington correspondent.
Former Baltimore Sun reporter David Wood was chief military correspondent. Politics Daily columnist Jill Lawrence was a national political correspondent for USA Today. Washington Post columnist Donna Britt and Chicago Sun-Times reporter Lynn Sweet wrote for the web site.[3]
Bucking the general trend of layoffs in the media industry due to declining advertising revenue in the late-2000s recession, Politics Daily had hired 22 professional writers and journalists by the end of April 2009,[4]
with some reportedly earning salaries over US$100,000 annually.[1]
On March 10, 2011, Melinda Henneberger and other top Politics Daily staffers were among 200 editorial employees laid off at AOL.[5] It was later merged into The Huffington Post's Politics section.
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