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By Tony Rogers, About.com Guide to Journalism

Huffington Post is Sexy, Erudite and Controversial

Thursday July 2, 2009

Arianna Huffington

Huffington Post is flashy. It's sexy. It combines gaudy tabloid excess with erudite commentary by some of the country's brightest stars in the worlds of politics, entertainment, business and journalism.

And it's one of the most popular blogs on the planet, drawing millions of visitors and pageviews every month.

But HuffPo, as it's known, has also sparked controversy with its practice of excerpting articles from other news sites. Some have even accused HuffPo of stealing.

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