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.

On PubliCola Today

PubliCola Adds Life   July 12, 2010 at 6:42 pm Josh Feit

1. Morning Fizz
2. Cola opinion piece: Tunnel proponents need to find their inner Joni Earl.
3. Religious pharmacists win a battle in the war over emergency contraception.
4. Last night: Photos from Erica’s weekend.
5. Erica’s got the latest from Bellevue: Residents don’t like light rail route.
6. State Sen. Ed Murray on the tunnel question.
7. Mike O’Brien’s case that phone books are archaic: The evidence piles up.
8. PubliColaTV: The battle for Seattle’s ‘Burbs with GOP state Senate hopeful Gregg Bennett
9. BikeNerd isn’t only a nerd, he’s pro feminist. Swoon!
10. KC Council budget committee okays sales tax proposal.
11. Cola opinion piece (this one from Bertolet): Green my ass.
12. Our daily roundup: On Other Blogs Today
13. Erica’s got a bit of a bomb shell from today’s Viaduct Replacement Committee meeting.
14. And Bryce has video from the Viaduct Replacement Committee meeting. PubliColaTV starring Cary Moon.




  • tvguide

    Josh: Your all day deep bore tunnel whine missed the most important setback to the plan, which is the loss of a contractor in the bidding. That is undoubtedly is a real setback and could possibly lead to the backup plan, which is another elevated highway on the waterfront (predictable, conventional, economical). It won't be surface and transit. Ouch.

  • Josh Feit

    That news was covered in “On Other Blogs Today” where we linked the PSBJ on that important story.

  • tpn

    “another elevated highway on the waterfront”, the option that received the most public support. But the public be damned.