The (Josh) Marshall Plan

Joshua Micah Marshall, the thirty-eight-year-old founder and editor of TPM, who has grown the operation from a tiny center-left political blog that he began at the end of 2000. (Back then, referring to himself as the "founder" or "editor" of anything would have been an act of self-deprecating bloggy humor.) Today, Marshall presides over a staff of four reporters--one of whom also serves as deputy editor--three associate editors, and a small army of unpaid ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Kaizar Campwala - Sep 6, 2007 - 9:42 AM PDT
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Carol Jacobs-Carre
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by Carol Jacobs-Carre - Oct. 1, 2008

A good story about the new journalism, and the direction it may evolve, with TPM and JM Marshall as ground-breakers. This story is a necessary offset to the idiotic rantings against bloggers you get to hear in the MSM.

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by penney kolb - Oct. 1, 2008

A well-written piece on an important site in the "new media". Glenn gave a good overview of how TPM has grown and why it has grown. It is delightful to read a story about an enterprise in a difficult field that has not only created its own niche, but also has expanded due to outstanding work.

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