Viva La Cola!

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.

BLOGulp: Refreshing Posts from the Blogs

News   July 13, 2009 at 6:09 pm Erica C. Barnett

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Sociological Images : Where the Money Goes

Of course, some have wondered, if sociology sucks, why do economists keep on doing it?

Seattle Transit Blog : Call for Endorsements

Feel free to link to anything we should know about a candidate we like (or don’t like) in the comments.

Obama Foodorama : Antibiotics in Food Animals as a Public Health Ponzi Scheme

These days, if you’re aware of the science, it’s difficult to talk about healthy eating and a balanced approach to food without talking about the imbalance and grave health care implications that are created by the overuse of antibiotics in food animals.