Huffington Post UK Launch

In what has been a terrible week for the UK media with a new phone hacking scandal being announced every few hours, it is a relief to hear that a new type of media is hitting the UK shores. The Huffington Post has bought its brash blogging style to the UK and is looking to become the “go to” fountain of immediate information for the UK.

Arianna Huffington, the brains behind the blogging phenomenon that is The Huffington Post, has already launched a Canadian version. She has even said that her love of England, after studying at Cambridge, made her want to blog in the first place.

When recently acquired by AOL, Huffington said that the sale would allow quick expansion across the globe. Many would argue that the web is global and without international boundaries.

It will be interesting to see what kind of buzz the ‘HuffPost UK’ creates, especially since it already has a steady number of readers and bloggers. I will be reading it for the next month to see what the excitement is all about. Maybe after all the bad comments the British media has received this week, the Huffington Post will be a refreshing addition to these shores.

Ryan Jones