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Founded in January 2009, PubliCola is a blog about Seattle written by journalists who are dedicated to non-partisan, original daily reporting that prioritizes a balanced approach to news. Started by longtime local editor and award-winning reporter Josh Feit, PubliCola is the first online-only news site in state history to get media credentials to cover the state capitol.

PubliCola was off and running. In June 2009, PubliCola hired another award-winning journalist, super-sourced Seattle city hall reporter Erica C. Barnett.

People were afraid that blogging would change journalism. Instead, we believe journalism can change blogging. Twenty-first century journalism may look and feel different, and yes Erica isn't afraid to get cranky, but we're committed to making sure online news still delivers independent, reliable, even-keeled coverage. And most of all, we're committed to making sure the coverage sparks honest civic debate.

Bringing you cola for the people, PubliCola is named after Publius Valerius PubliCola, the alias for the authors of the Federalist Papers—the original bloggers.

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The first online-only news site in state history to get media credentials to cover the state capitol and Seattle city hall, PubliCola has been called a “must-read” by the Seattle Post Intelligencer and a hot “New Media Mover and Shaker” by Seattle Magazine—which also cited our own Erica C. Barnett as the city's No. 1 news nerd.

PubliCola's Blog-Rola

News   February 3, 2009 at 1:59 pm Josh Feit

Our blog roll—The BlogRola—is an exclusive and tailored list. There are only 10 sites on the list right now. 

Maybe, after PubliCola’s stable of Nerds—TechNerd, FoodNerd, SportsNerd, MusicNerd, FilmNerd, and NerdNerd—add their picks at our next editorial meeting, we’ll put a few more sites on the list. 

Meanwhile, BlogRola fave, Seattle Transit Blog, proves once again what a great resource they are by flagging this bit of important news on Rep. Dave Reichert (R-WA, 8) that Chris Kissel and I missed. 

In the past week Mr. Reichert voted in favor of a Republican amendment to the stimulus that would have cut virtually every spending category, while authorizing an 120% increase in highway spending.   Worse yet, he voted to strip Amtrak of $800 million in funding.


  • http://www.topichotlist.com/ Daniel K

    Reichert is laughing at how he duped the press into thinking he’s a moderate independent. he knows that most of what he does now will be too watered down and forgotten for anyone in the press to care about in 18 months, especially if they aren’t paying attention now.

    These votes matter and he needs to be called out on them. If we wanted McMorris-Rodgers like representation we’d be living in Spokane.

  • http://www.topichotlist.com/ Daniel K

    Reichert is laughing at how he duped the press into thinking he’s a moderate independent. he knows that most of what he does now will be too watered down and forgotten for anyone in the press to care about in 18 months, especially if they aren’t paying attention now.

    These votes matter and he needs to be called out on them. If we wanted McMorris-Rodgers like representation we’d be living in Spokane.