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Did <em>Politico</em> Lift <em>Washington Post</em> Analysis on Special Election? And Do It Wrong?
 

Did Politico Lift Washington Post Analysis on Special Election? And Do It Wrong?

Editor’s Note (April 3rd, 2013 2:55PM ET): In this item published yesterday, ViralRead staff asked whether an article by Politico reporter Alex Isenstadt about the South Carolina congressional runoff campaign had borrowed a projected turnout number — 45,000 — used in a previous Washington Post article by Sean Sullivan. And just how he came to the exact same opposite conclusion… After e-mail communication with Isenstadt’s editor at Politico, we have been told that Isenstadt’s article was based on independent reporting, and […]

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Celebrate Easter Sunday with Dolly Parton and Other Headlines
 

Celebrate Easter Sunday with Dolly Parton and Other Headlines

More than 2 billion Christians are celebrating their belief in the resurrection of Jesus Christ today. While many Christian believers are complaining about Google’s savior: Cesar Chavez. Pray for Ware went viral for March Madness fans. Mark Sanford greeted newspaper readers with a message of fiscal responsibility in the form of a full page campaign ad. HBO’s Game of Thrones started just 30 minutes ago. And HBO’s TrueBlood released their first […]

Candidate for Lt. Gov. in Virginia Sends Out Unconventional Email About Ill Mother

Pete Snyder is currently running for Lieutenant Governor in Virginia. He sent an email out that is causing GOP activists to take a second look. This email could be taken as too personal, taking advantage of a horrible situation for political gain, or conveying the purity that comes with a loving mother. The reader should decide. His subject line was simple, “Mom.” This technique is known by new media professionals as […]

Best Twitter Reactions to BuzzFeed Employee Tweeting Gay Group, "Suck My D*ck"

It was the tweet heard ’round the world. BuzzFeed Senior Copywriter, Josh Fjelstad, vulgarly tweeted for a gay conservative Republican group to “suck his dick.” Fjelstad dug his heels in then later deleting the tweet. BuzzFeed employees should know that scrubbing the internet and not apologizing only makes it worse. We decided to round up some of the reactions: Chris Barron is a Co-Founder and the Board Chairman Emeritus of […]