Right Voices

When one looks for diversity in media, don’t they usually look to an opinion other than their own? Newsweek hired kos as a contributor during the 2008 election cycle:

Newsweek press release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Tuesday, November 13, 2007

MARKOS MOULITSAS, FOUNDER AND PUBLISHER OF DAILYKOS.COM,
TO BECOME NEWSWEEK CONTRIBUTOR FOR 2008 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN

New York — Markos Moulitsas, the founder and publisher of dailykos.com, will become a Newsweek contributor for the 2008 presidential campaign, offering occasional opinion pieces to the pages of the magazine and to Newsweek.com.

“We have always sought to represent a diversity of views in Newsweek, and we think Markos will be a great part of that tradition,” said Newsweek Editor Jon Meacham. “He will give our readers in print and online a unique perspective. As always, our job is to create the most energetic and illuminating magazine possible, and Markos will help us do that as the campaign unfolds.”

As for this accusation by kos:

Yeah, there’s a lot of heads exploding in wingnutlandia today over this bit of news. But Newsweek is “balancing” me out with someone that should make heads on our side explode. Announcement on that name is still a couple of days off.

Until I saw it linked at memeorandum, with no one discussing it, I hadn’t heard any reaction to the news. Could it be that he is hoping the right reacts? I think so. I can’t wait to see who they choose from the right…

Why would Newsweek share with kos their other choice?

I think it is great that they are hiring him though. Be it a left-wingerer or a right-winger..bloggers are becoming a functioning part of the MSM.

It appears that Captain Ed feels the way way I do on what this means for the bloggers. See Balancing Kos from RealClearPolitics