The great Huff breaks into sports

Today the Huffington Post finally launched its very own sports section: HuffPost Sports. Not only does Arianna Huffington plan to cover game scores and stats, but she also plans to cover off-the-field stories. Anything from steroids to scandals will be covered on the site. The HuffPost is the first independent news site to take on sports. This news outlet is really becoming something like a newspaper online. Maybe weather is next? 

Arianna Huffington speaks at Ithaca College

Today, Ithaca College received a visit from probably one of the most important political pundits in the world. Arianna Huffington, co-founder and editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post, came to the college to speak on the importance of political reporting. More so, Huffington discussed the need for the media to report all sides of events — basically the truth.

"Journalists can give a voice to the voiceless, which is an incredibly powerful opportunity," she said. "We can look in the mirror and discover leadership in ourselves."


One question I have after listening to Huffington speak is:
What is the job, or goal, of independent media?
Is it to cover all stories that are important and newsworthy even if they are on a smaller scale.
Or do they only report on the things the government leaves out?

Maybe it's a little bit of both?