Yahoo! Announces Partnership With The Blaze for Election Coverage
- Posted on November 10, 2011 at 7:45am by
Jonathon M. Seidl
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Do you Yahoo?
That was the question Yahoo! once used in its viral marketing campaign. The answer: about 90 percent of the country’s voting-age population does. And today, The Blaze is happy to say that it does, too.
In a Tuesday press release, Yahoo! announced that The Blaze will be one of its 2012 election coverage partners.
“Yahoo! News is doubling down on delivering premium original content and reporting, expending its robust team of journalists,” the release said, and that includes soliciting the “insights and viewpoints” of “journalists and opinion-leaders from established and emerging news outlets such as The Atlantic, The Blaze, FactCheck.org, Forbes, National Constitution Center, National Journal, Our Time, Reuters, The Week.”
“In this time of enormous economic and global challenge, the Yahoo! audience will determine the next president of the United States,” Ross Levinsohn, executive vice president of Americas at Yahoo!, said. “We’re building Yahoo! News to be the source for political coverage, harnessing the voices, opinions and proposed solutions of Americans from across the country to deliver content and reporting focused on the issues and decisions that voters and their families must deal with daily.”
“Yahoo is promising the most extensive political coverage in its history,” The Hollywood Reporter said, which will also include expanding on its relationship with ABC News.
The Signal blog is currently in beta tests, but will be an integral part of Yahoo's 2012 election coverage.
In addition to the partnerships, Yahoo! announced a series of other election endeavors that include a “Newsmaker” interview series with the GOP candidates (we featured Ron Paul’s interview earlier Tuesday); “Remake America,” which will be an original web show following eight American families facing economic issues; and a new website called “The Signal.”
According to the press release, “The Signal” is an “up-to-the minute web site devoted to elections: predictions, sentiment, games, and commentary” that will utilize Yahoo’s “planet-scale cloud technology and deep research resources to run sophisticated prediction models using live data, to capture the national sentiment and accurately predict outcomes on everything from who the front-runner is for the Republican Party, the likelihood that Obama will win re-elections, and how other political news, economic and financial indicators might impact the elections.”
A beta version of that site can be seen here.
So what does this mean for Blaze readers? First, you can expect to see more information soon on The Blaze’s election coverage. And second, you can expect to see your favorite Blaze writers, as well as unique Blaze analysis, sprinkled throughout Yahoo’s election coverage. (You can already check out Blaze commentator Will Cain’s latest thoughts on Jon Huntsman.)
The Blaze has garnered 800 million page views in just 14 months of existence.
Blaze Editor-in-Chief Scott Baker explained it to me this way: “We’re excited to be part of such an ambitious effort to cover such a pivotal election. The Blaze approach will be truly multimedia. Look for vigorous reporting and sharp commentary with an emphasis on video and visual insight.”
“Yahoo is a fantastic partner with unsurpassed reach,” Blaze President Betsy Morgan added. “The approach they are taking to 2012 election coverage is innovative and unique. We are looking forward to working with them.”
Blaze readers have already made our site one of the 25 most valuable blogs on the internet. The site 24/7 Wall St. ranked The Blaze number 13 on its annual list, ahead of sites such as Newser, Boing Boing, and Gothamist.
Since launching 14 months ago, The Blaze has garnered over 800 million page views. In fact, in October we logged 5.2 million absolute unique visitors (according to the analytics site Omniture), which is more than double the traffic from a year ago.
The Blaze started with a small staff of four last August, and operated with that number for the first five months. Now, the site is comprised of 32 employees ranging from editors to sales people, and has been executing planned expansion beyond the web site to include a print magazine, Blaze news anchors on radio and GBTV, and other endeavors to come.
Kind of makes you want to shout “yahoo,” doesn’t it?
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Comments (115)
conservativeamericanmom
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 9:03amWay to go, Blaze!
Report Post »jessieH
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 9:02amAs long as their integrity can stay intact, I’m all for it. The first blatant lie, and I’m gone.
Report Post »SomeRandomPerson
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 9:26amNever thought I’d see Yahoo and the word Integrity in the same sentence. You obviously haven’t been to Yahoo Answers lately. That site is a garbage dump.
Report Post »AvengerK
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 10:38amI am very wary of Yahoo. When the Libyan civil war…sorry…“kinetic military action” was breaking Yahoo posted a story by the AP where a rebel was quoted as saying they needed help from the Americans, he said- “bring Bush”. The board was flooded with conservatives noting that when there was trouble, they didn’t ask for Obama, they asked for Bush (in this case a reference to Bush Sr.) . About an hour after I saw this quote in the article, the quote was excised from the article. No..you didn’t make a mistake…AP summarily cut the quote from the article..I saw it with my own eyes. Yahoo has some explaining to do in why they’re offering articles from the AP that seem to change when the heat gets too hot.
Report Post »novelator
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 10:49amCan’t believe this.
Obviously, no one at The Blaze has ever been censored by Yahoo for comments unfavorable to their Messiah in Chief.
What a waste.
Report Post »THE.GATEKEEPER
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 11:01amBLAZE, don’t trust YAHOO, you’ll be sorry. If you keep your eyes on them you will see. Yahoo is not trustworthy, they are part of the Liberal machine….care full. Your association with them will tarnish you and those of us that trust you will no longer will no longer be around.
Report Post »jmiller_42
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 11:22amSo this is why the article on Paul was so horrible? That horrible picture and non contextual quotes. I can’t believe that The Blaze would get in bed with these guys
Report Post »VRW Conspirator
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 12:34pmYou guys are reading and seeing this wrong…
Yahoo came to the Blaze and asked them to provide election commentary and coverage…GREAT!
that means….MORE exposure for the Blaze..
more people coming by…
more people reading…
more people learning the truth about all the “other” news not reported on…
more people being exposed to the garbage the MSM does and how biased they are…
I am with our Founding Fathers…I believe Jefferson was right…
given enough time and resources…the America people WILL figure out what is Right and Wrong and will correct their mistakes…
See the Blaze-Yahoo election partnership as a way to counter-at the absolute BIAS we know those other sites will print…this is an excellent way for 100′s of millions to be exposed to what journalist and journalism SHOULD be like…
all that being said….remember the Gipper….“trust but verify”….
Report Post »Rothbardian_in_the_Cleve
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 12:37pmIs anyone surprised by this? I mean c‘mon you’ve all seen the quality of the stories going downhill. It’s gone from journalism to tabloid sensationalism. The Ron Paul pic was the latest example. Misquoting the OWS protester about coining currency in the headline was another. I remember Beck saying they had hired people from (I can’t remember the organization like HuffPo or something) to work on the Blaze. Result, deteriorating journalistic integrity and a union with Yahoo.
Report Post »Susan Harkins
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 12:50pmIt’s good for The Blaze.
Never did like liberal Yahoo, but its business sense to partner up for events as such…its good for all.
Report Post »Obeckian1984
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 3:15pmjust like CNBC’s ????
Report Post »CNBC Cans Debate Poll Because Ron Paul Was Leading
http://www.infowars.com/cnbc-cans-debate-poll-because-ron-paul-was-leading/
smithclar3nc3
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 3:30pmWell there’s goes THE BLAZE once you let evil(YAHOO) in it slowly devours from the inside out.
Report Post »BreeZee
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 4:39pmDidn’t Yahell just get in bed with the lame street media ABC? Yahell was left leaning to begin with. The Blaze is LOWERING their standards.
Report Post »SMBiZforRonPaul
Posted on November 11, 2011 at 8:44amEven though this is “Beck’s site” he mentioned on GBTV that the blaze wasn’t reporting on stories that they should. Right out of his own mouth. This is the internet in America in 2011, no one can be trusted 100%. Not Yahoo, not the Blaze, not Beck.
Report Post »SMBiZforRonPaul
Posted on November 11, 2011 at 8:47amThis is the internet in America in 2011, no one can be trusted 100%. Not Yahoo, not the Blaze, not Beck!. Do your own homework. Even though this is “Beck’s site” he mentioned on GBTV that the blaze wasn’t reporting on stories that they should. Right out of his own mouth.
Report Post »THE.GATEKEEPER
Posted on November 11, 2011 at 12:00pmPeople on this blog that likes the idea of the Blaze teaming up with Yahoo are the same idiots that liked the idea of Obama being president….will they ever learn
Report Post »Sandy
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 9:01amYAHOO just earned my business and I will use their e-mail accounts………… bye bye AOL
Report Post »turkey13
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 10:45amI’m stuck with AOL and when Huffpo bought out I got an e-mail telling me to improve their service they were switching me to Google. All I have available for dial-up is AOL so I went along for awile and finally had the geek at Staples fix my default back to Yahoo so I’m ok.
Report Post »THE.GATEKEEPER
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 11:14amSANDY, Good for leaving AOL now owned by the Left. But YAHOO? You’ll be sorry just as I was. I been with Yahoo for over 18 years, then they started changing.. they give you no options, it’s their way only and their news is Liberal filtered. Oh, and you will be doing extra typing often typing in words you can barely read all in the name of SPAM. My email is not that important to care about spam at least give us an option….. Yahoo used to be great then it started making us jump their hoops. They must have hired some idiot to make a new design and another to approve it. They should change their name to ‘Yahoo Idiot mail’.
Report Post »THE.GATEKEEPER
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 5:31pmOh SANDY, Your so sure of yourself. Don’t cry when Yhaoo lets you down. HAHAHA I can’t wait until
Report Post »Yahoo give you their first STING. IDIOT
scwillard
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 8:58amARE YOU NUTS? Hey let’s take the one of a VERY few news organizations that ACTUALLY reports news and team them up wiht Yahoo and ABC… I suppose I will have to keep a VERY leerry eye on both Yahoo and the Blaze… thanks for the total disapointment.
Report Post »zen2nite
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 9:12amThis is great for conservatives. Yahoo is frequented by young adults and getting non-conventional (CBS, MSNBC, etc) news and view points in front of them will broaden our base and dilute Obumers’. Great news!
Report Post »pbrenda51
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 10:11amFirst, we know Glenn has great values and integrity……I don’t trust yahoo but I also trust that Glenn will pull out at the first sign of mis information or lack of putting a news story out…..I will watch and wait but have full faith in Glenn and the staff at the Blaze
Report Post »iyam
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 10:46amI am on Yahoo constantly. I have had a yahoo email address for 13 years and comment on their news feeds all the time. Yahoo is a left wing news aggregater so getting the blaze in there will do nothing but help level the playing field.
Report Post »Rothbardian_in_the_Cleve
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 12:39pm@ Brenda,
I haven’t seen Glen address any of the rhetoric or propaganda from various Blaze authors/contributors/editors. Don’t be so sure.
Report Post »Brooke Lorren
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 2:48pmOne of the places that I write for is Associated Content, which is a branch of Yahoo!. While there might be a lot of liberal coverage on that site, they do allow me to publish my conservative voice – I probably have dozens of conservative political and religious articles up. I also have written some conservative pieces on the Tea Party for the main Yahoo! site.
From what I have seen by working with them for the last three years, they accept all voices. They might have more voices that are liberal, but that’s because they are getting more liberal articles submitted to them. When I first started writing for them, I was afraid that some of my opinions would be censored, but the only article that they have ever decided to deny was an article about s-e-x-ting. They said that it was obscene or something like that, but they obviously didn’t read it, because there was nothing inappropriate in that article at all.
Report Post »98ZJUSMC
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 7:12pmYahoo gets a fairly large amount of conservative/libertarian commenters. Far more than I thought, once upon a time.
Report Post »sly643
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 8:55amMaybe gbtv is going to buy yahoo ..they are for sale
Report Post »EqualJustice
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 9:42amNOW THAT would be the best thing that could happen! Get our CONSERVATIVE perspective out to the MASSES.
Report Post »gwthomas90
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 8:52amThis is really great news! Works for me very well. I prefer and use Yahoo! products over any competition and The Blaze is my first choice in news.
Report Post »bearlyme
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 8:40amLinking to ABC is like mating with a dinosaur. However, here’s a suggestion for GBTV. Given the stupid questions that were put to the candidates last night on CNBC, how about we scrap the rest of the debates, schedule three new ones on GBTV before we start voting in January, get new moderators consisting of Limbaugh, Hannity, Lavin, Ingram and Beck. Don’t eliminate any of the candidates; create a response time of three minutes or less (no rebuttle); go around the room in order so everyone gets equal time and see what happens. How long would it take for us to find the truest conservative on the venue? And the ratings would be astronomical.
Report Post »sparta48
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 9:06amso true so true
Report Post »Jubarnes87
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 12:02pmI love the idea.
Report Post »let us prey
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 8:36amA pro-obumbler merger? hm
Report Post »latina
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 8:35amVery good move. Congratulations!
Report Post »Krazy_Kreepy_Ketchup
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 8:32amAt least yahoo is seeing that people are waking up and are willing to listen to the truth rather than bury thier heads in the sand. This adds to the Blazes’ credibility in outside circles. Good job Blaze
Report Post »nmgunman
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 8:25amWell, I got rid of my GBTV subscription because Beck says his “hero” is George Washington but then turns around and doesn’t support Ron Paul who is as much like the founding fathers as you can get. I still looked at the news on the blaze but I guess that is over with too. If the blaze is teaming up with a globalist corporation like Yahoo, then I will no longer be able to trust anything at all that comes from this globalist, establishment site. Hell, Yahoo is still promoting that global warming is real. I’m sorry but I want REAL news and not globalist propaganda. Signing off permanently!
Report Post »cessna152
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 8:43amWe all thought the same thing when “The Blaze” brought over Hoffpo’s HR manager. I was one of those skeptical people. However, can you honestly say that any other site and program gives as much insight as Glenn and company?
We have to stop with 100% “agreement” mentality! I agree with 99% of what the Blaze/Beck speak of and report about. That is good enough for me… or you can compromise and follow the MSM and agree with 5% of what they say. Now is not the time to be divided over some small discrepancies.
Report Post »pbrenda51
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 10:14amFirst, Ron Paul isa NUT!!!! His views on defense and drugs are out there at the very least……VERY FEW of us support him for his nutty views…..he doesn’t have a chance in HELL, but hey, good for you to not keep up with the real news now by un subscribing…..the only person you hurt is yourself
Report Post »hempstead1944
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 8:23amGood move……now there will be two places to get the “truth”.
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 8:22amI hope this is a “Limited” Partnership… I would like to see TheBlaze outFOXed!
Report Post »Steverino
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 8:20amWell, a positive way to view this would be that THe Blaze may offer some much needed balance to the leftist Yahoo.
Report Post »Steve
lillymckim
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 8:24amYahoo!
Report Post »dsm
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 8:17amContinued success Blaze!!!!
Report Post »YoungBloodNews
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 8:15amSELLOUTS
This explains why your featured ‘series’ starting with Dr. Paul used such an disrespectful picture of him while you decried the use of a Bachmann pic by newsweek. Keep shill‘in cause Im here to call you Mofo’s out
Report Post »jhrusky
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 9:58amAnyone who has to use the term “mofo’s” is an idiot to begin with.
Report Post »1whoknows2much
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 8:12amI used to use Yahoo but not anymore when the started bombarding me with Obama re-election flash ads when I went to e-mail. There was a settings link which I clicked on and chose to not receive any political ads, but they still kept coming every time and then they took away the settings link so I couldn’t even check that any more. I sent yahoo a message to stop bombarding me with Obama ads or I would close my account and go elsewhere. Needless to say I use I no longer use Yahoo. My advice to Blaze don’t work with Yahoo they too are a big Obama supporter and force you to view the Obama ads constantly whether you want to or not.
Report Post »demint.disciple
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 8:09amOMG !! WTF !!! Yahoo is a HUGE leftist corporation everything about it slants left,especially their news… What the heck is the Blaze doing ? I’m going to have to give this some thought, I might be outta here..<< lol, Not that I will be missed..hehe
Report Post »firstHat
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 8:20amCalm down. What it means is that yahoo recognizes that there is more than one audience (leftest) out here. It is a sign that we are a strong enough force that they recognize there is money to be made opening the door to such an audience.
Report Post »ConnConservative
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 8:43amReally folks-we need to reach more people, especially the indoctrinated. Do you really think Glenn would compromise what he & his companies stand for? He has spent tens of millions of his own money to try to save this country. Take a big breath & keep the Faith!
Report Post »jhrusky
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 10:00amHow anyone can make a decision based on ONE article makes no logical sense. Until you know the entire details or see how this “partnership” goes, how can you arrive at an intellectually-honest decision? Do you really base all your decisions upon one statement?
Report Post »AvengerK
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 10:40amFIRSTTHAT…Yahoo needs to be watched closely. I‘ve seen AP stories they’ve posted that have literally had their content changed when it got too hot for the Obama administration. It’s up to The Blaze readers to watch this “partnership” closely.
Report Post »Jubarnes87
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 12:07pm@demint…..the correct phrase would be “I couldn’t care less.” I could care less, means that you do in fact still care. Another point, how are those who are being fed lies and manipulated to know the truth if news outlets like the blaze aren’t going into the battlefield. Jesus spent most of his time among the criminals, poor, and sick….not those who already knew the truth.
Report Post »BrandyWilson
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 8:07amMazotov!
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 8:07amExcellent, the Blaze is now a full success….and may it continue to grow.
Report Post »dcart888
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 8:05amCongrats to The Blaze and WE THE PEOPLE ARE THE WINNERS HERE! TRUTH HAS NO AGENDA IS MAKING IT’S WAY INTO THE POLITICAL COVERAGE!
Report Post »SamIamTwo
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 8:05amWo0t…Congrats!
Report Post »Cptnjarhead
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 8:13amawesome!
Report Post »Discord
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 8:04amWell then, I’m never using Yahoo again.
Report Post »firstHat
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 8:18amfunny, before I read your response I changed my browser default search from google to yahoo :-)
Report Post »demint.disciple
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 9:36am@firstHat.. So easily swayed.. I have a bridge I need to sell it has GBTV spray painted on it and it’s a one of a kind. Interested ?
Report Post »Tickdog
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 8:03amWow yahoo??????? i figured yahoo was more on the liberal side of the fence..
Report Post »poorrichard09
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 8:09amAll the Yahoo news articles I’ve read have a pretty strong lefty slant.
Report Post »demint.disciple
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 8:12amThey Are, that’s what is so disturbing…
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 8:02am“Now, the site is comprised of 32 employees ranging from editors to sales people”
Report Post »We can expect everything to be proof read now? I hope so. Good job Blaze.
1proud_Texan
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 8:19amI’m also skeptical, but I believe this will be a chance to broaden our base. The broader the base, the higher the point of freedom.
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