Arianna Huffington Voted Media Person Of The Year

Arianna Huffington beat out contenders like Tina Fey, Rupert Murdoch and the Laid-Off Journalist to win I Want Media's Person of the Year 2008.

The readers of I Want Media nominated 10 candidates and cast thousands of votes in the week-long Internet-based contest. The winner last year was "Hollywood's striking writers," who followed Comedy Central satirical newsman Stephen Colbert in 2006.

Huffington had a big year in 2008, guiding her liberal-leaning news and blog site to record traffic during the U.S. election season.

Thanks to everyone who voted.

Comments

[Moka11]

Arianna's "Huffington Post" has rendered Drudge obsolete to me. Huffington Post, Jon Stewart's "Daily Show", "Countdown" with Keith, Stephen Colbert, and Bill Maher's HBO's"Real Time" kept me sane.

Arianna is a fearless trailblazer. I love me the HuffPost and check in with it every time I am online.

[gayexmormonbotanist]

I am thrilled for Arianna as well!

Just wanted to add to your list a suggestion - "Democracy Now" with Amy Goodman. Excellent source of news. Besides cable, the show is picked up by hundreds of radio stations and audio, and video podcasted daily. I highly recommend it!

[Rockered]

Ariana did this http://www.revver.com/video/792524 when she found out!

[frappe]

Congratulations, Arianna! ...And a well-deserved honor it is.

[toocoldout]

Go Arianna! I love her. She's BRILLIANT!

[ikesambobby]

You go girl! You deserve it

[schicklett3]

Congrats to Arianna!
This message board is the best news site on the internet. I get all my news here.

[thecanadian]

Congratulations Arianna! You truly brought the issues into focus over the past two years!

[Jonni Rae]

I always go to the Huff Post first. The Post got me started blogging and exploring the Internet. I am really glad she won!!! My daughter has Huffpost as her home page. She loves it. I think she has done a lot to make the internet more useful for those of us who are not full time internet wonks.

[hortonhearsawho]

NewWonks, I like it...

[flyingmonkey]

Media "person"?
Not the word I would have used.

[hortonhearsawho]

goddess is just not her style but thanks for thinking about her.

[Opt1musPr1me]

Yeeeeah for Ariana. I don't agree but Yeeeeeah for you.