This marks yet another important step in the evolution of the political blogosphere.
Bill O'Reilly blasts DailyKos as a "hate site," but according to a federal ruling released Tuesday, the popular liberal blog is as much a part of the media as Fox News when it comes to campaign finance rules.The Federal Election Commission unanimously dismissed a complaint filed against DailyKos by a right-wing blogger who had argued it was illegally acting as a political committee by giving support and free advertising to Democratic candidates.
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The FEC found that "DailyKos is precisely the type of activity that falls within the media exemption."
So there you have it, Daily Kos and other political blogs are officially part of the "media." Unfortunately, given how badly the media has failed us in recent years, it's hard to know whether to consider that much of an honor.