FOXNews.com and RealClearPolitics.com Launch Co-branded Internet Site That Tracks Growing and Influential Political Blogosphere

FOXNews.com and RealClearPolitics.com Launch Co-branded Internet Site That Tracks Growing and Influential Political Blogosphere

FOXNews.com to Host RealClearPolitics Opinion BuzzTracker

CHICAGO, Sept. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- RealClearPolitics.com today announced a content partnership with FOXNews.com, in which RealClearPolitics Opinion BuzzTracker ( http://www.realclearpolitics.com/buzztracker ) will be re- directed to a newly designed and co-branded FOXNews.com page at http://www.foxnews.com/politics/buzztracker/index.html . The newly launched FOXNews.com page emerged from both organizations' recognition of the growing relevance of blogging in the world of politics and world news.

The launch of Opinion BuzzTracker on FOXNews.com represents the first time a mainstream media organization is offering its online consumers a vehicle that proxies and delivers blogged articles and commentary from all points of the political compass in a format that uniquely organizes and prioritizes content for the user.

Opinion BuzzTracker is an online tool that tracks ongoing conversations, news articles and analysis in over 5,000 politically-focused blogs and Web- based media resources, and then identifies and organizes the most linked to Internet stories on politics and political issues in the last 24 hours. The tool permits Internet users to easily filter through thousands of political news articles and blog conversations to determine the "wisdom of the crowds" in a continuously, updated format.

"RealClearPolitics aims to deliver commentary and analysis for Americans who care deeply about the political process, and partnering with FOX News is helping us expand the reach of our content," said Alan Warms, Publisher of RealClearPolitics.com. "Bringing functionality of Opinion BuzzTracker to FOXNews.com means we can expand our reach with an incredibly influential and news-hungry audience."

According to a recent study from the Pew Internet & American Life Project (July 19, 2006), 39 percent of Internet users (58 million American adults) read blogs, while about 12 million Americans keep a blog. The same study found that 58 percent of all Internet users look online for news or information about politics.

"The blogosphere is a relevant force in American politics with a rapidly expanding, but often overwhelmed audience," said Bert Solivan, FOX News Senior Vice President of Digital Media. "In launching the FOX News and RealClearPolitics Opinion BuzzTracker site, we are now giving more online users easier and instant access to political stories and topics that are top of mind throughout the world."

According to the blog-tracking site Technorati, 1.6 million blog postings are made every day (18.6 postings per second) with 175,000 new blogs being created daily worldwide -- further emphasizing the need for the BuzzTracker tool.

About RealClearPolitics.com

Founded in 2000 by John McIntyre and Tom Bevan, RealClearPolitics.com is a leading online destination for political commentary, news, polling and analysis. In addition to publishing insightful commentary from its own set of contributors, RCP culls the best columns, magazine articles, and web write ups to provide readers news from all points of the political compass. By delivering a balanced, comprehensive view of the most important issues of the day, RCP has become a trusted resource for anyone interested in politics. http://www.realclearpolitics.com/ .

Website: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/

About FOX News

FOX News operates the FOX News Channel (FNC), FOX News Radio and FOXNews.com. It also produces "The O'Reilly Factor," "FOX News Sunday with Chris Wallace," FOX News Live and FOX News Edge. FOX News Channel, the number one cable news channel in the United States, is a general news service covering breaking news as well as political, entertainment and business news. It is available in more than 84 million homes in the United States and 46 countries internationally. FOX News is owned by News Corporation.

Website: http://www.foxnews.com/

Source: RealClearPolitics.com

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