I know a lot of folks here aren't exactly fans of HuffPo, and I've had my issues with some of the articles I've read there in the past.
On the other hand, they do some good work as well, and some of their better writers, including Sam Stein and Jeffrey Young, have been helpful in getting the word out about the ACA Signups project over the past year, so perhaps I'm a bit biased here.
Just moments ago I learned that another excellent writer, Jonathan Cohn--part of the New Republic diaspora last month--will be moving to HuffPo (along with a couple of editors who I'm not familiar with...Rachel Morris & Greg Veis):
Three From New Republic Join The Huffington Post
Three former senior staff members at The New Republic, who were part of a mass exodus at the magazine late last year, have joined The Huffington Post.
The editors Greg Veis and Rachel Morris, and a writer, Jonathan Cohn, will oversee a push by The Huffington Post into longer articles and investigations. In a memo sent on Sunday, the site’s founder, Arianna Huffington, said the three would help “bring long-form journalism to a new audience.”
Mr. Veis, Ms. Morris and Mr. Cohn left The New Republic in early December after the resignations of its editor, Franklin Foer, and its longtime literary editor, Leon Wieseltier. They resigned after news emerged that its owner, Chris Hughes, a founder of Facebook who bought the magazine in 2012, was in talks to replace Mr. Foer.
As for the whole New Republic brouhaha, I really don't know a damned thing about it; I've heard informed opinions ranging from it being a steadfast progressive publication which was destroyed by it's new owners all the way to it having left it's progressive roots years ago and only being a shell of it's former self to begin with. You have to bear in mind that until just over a year ago I had almost no experience with or knowledge of the history of
any of these sorts of publications (New Republic, Mother Jones, Salon, Slate, Daily Beast, Rolling Stone, The Atlantic, Talking Points Memo, etc etc...) aside from reading their stories from time to time. Therefore, I have no opinion about the conditions under which Mr. Cohn left.
Again, I'm obviously biased here; Mr. Cohn has also referenced ACASignups several times over the past year or so (not to mention that he lives here in Michigan). Still, he's one of the good guys and I'm very happy to see him land on his feet.
So, Mazel Tov to him for finding a new media home, and to Huffington Post for a fine addition.