Politics Daily

Last updated
Politics Daily
Type of site
Online political news daily
Owner AOL News
Created byMelinda Henneberger
URL http://www.politicsdaily.com
CommercialYes
RegistrationNo
LaunchedApril 27, 2009
Current statusDefunct

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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