Making It in the Political Blogosphere: The World's Top Political Bloggers Share the Secrets to Success

Released exactly a year before the U.S. presidential election, this book introduces the world's top 20 political bloggers who will be following the campaigns every step of the way. From political Left to poltical Right these bloggers manipulate observation into a powerful political tool, their influence on public perception now being a force for politicians themselves to reckon with. This book not only offers readers an account of how such power was obtained but how it can be emulated. Each chapter, starting with a brief profile of blog and blogger and followed by indepth interviews, builds a body of advice on how to "make it" in the political blogosphere from those who already have. Contains never-before shared blogging anecdotes from Arianna Huffington herself as well as practical blogging advice for those of any political orientation.

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Rise and Influence of the Political Blogging A-List
1. Arianna Huffington
2. Taegan Goddard
3. Jane Hamsher
4. Eric Olsen
5. Andrew Malcolm
6. Nick Gillespie
7. Thomas Lifson
8. Eric Garris
9. Tyler Cowen
10. Rogers Cadenhead
11. Lew Rockwell
12. Jim Hoft
13. Steve Clemons
14. Ben Smith
15. Matthew Yglesias
16. John Hawkins
17. Heather Parton
18. Kevin Drum
19. Juan Cole
20. Cheryl Contee
Conclusion: How to Plan, Produce, and Promote a Successful Political Blog