Daily Kos Explained

Daily Kos
Commercial:Yes
Type:Political blog
Language:English
Owner:Kos Media, LLC
Author:Markos Moulitsas
Current Status:Active

Daily Kos is a group blog and internet forum focused on the U.S. Democratic Party and progressive[1] liberal American politics.[2] [3] The site publishes blog posts,[4] polls,[5] election and campaign fundraising data,[6] and is considered an example of "netroots" activism.[7] [8]

Daily Kos was founded in 2002 by Markos Moulitsas and takes the name Kos from the last syllable of his first name, his nickname while in the military.

History

Daily Kos was founded in May 2002 by Markos Moulitsas in Berkeley, California.[2]

The Daily Kos is funded by advertising,[9] fundraising, and donations.

As of September 2014, Daily Kos has had an average weekday traffic of hundreds of thousands.[10]

In 2008, Time magazine readers named Daily Kos the second best blog.[11] In 2009, Time listed Daily Kos in its "Most Overrated Blogs" section due to the loss of its mission, fighting the "oppressive and war-crazed" Republican administration, during Democrat Barack Obama's presidency.[12] The website ran on the Scoop content management system until 2011 when it moved to its own custom content management system referred to as "DK 4.0". In 2016 and 2017, the Trump presidency brought out huge support for the blog, with more than half a million in direct donations being received from their email campaigns.[13]

In 2015, Cartoonist Dan Perkins was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Editorial Cartooning as Tom Tomorrow of Daily Kos.[14]

In 2018, the Daily Kos launched Civiqs, a division of the blog that provides political polling data from volunteer participants.[15] [16] [17]

In an October 2018 Simmons Research survey of 38 news organizations, the Daily Kos was ranked the fifth least trusted news organization by Americans in a tie with Breitbart News, with the Palmer Report, Occupy Democrats, InfoWars and The Daily Caller being lower-ranked.[18]

In 2019 Prism, an independent, non-profit publication focused on covering injustice from the perspective of underrepresented groups, became an affiliate publication of the Daily Kos.[19] [20]

In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Daily Kos owner Kos Media LLC received $1.4 million in federally backed small business loans from Newtek Small Business Finance as part of the Paycheck Protection Program.[21] [22]

Daily Kos has been classified as left-leaning[23] [24] and far-left.[25]

In 2023, Daily Kos received a PEN Oakland/Adelle Foley Award.

Polling

Daily Kos had previously partnered with Research 2000 to produce polling for presidential, congressional and gubernatorial races across the country. In June 2010, Daily Kos terminated the relationship after finding that the data showed statistical anomalies consistent with deliberate falsification[26] and announced its intention to sue the polling firm.[27]

On November 30, 2010, an agreement to a settlement began as lawyers for the Plaintiff filed a status report indicating that both parties were "in agreement as to the contours of a proper settlement but are still in the process of determining whether the execution of the proposed terms is feasible".[28] In May 2011, The Huffington Post reported that Research 2000 pollster Del Ali agreed to settle the lawsuit and make payments to Daily Kos.[29]

The Daily Kos Elections tracked redistricting in the United States,[30] forecasted Electoral College results,[31] and provided polling data for elections.[32] [33]

YearlyKos convention

See main article: Netroots Nation. In June 2006, members of Daily Kos organized the first ever Daily Kos political blogger convention, called YearlyKos, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event was attended by approximately 1000[34] bloggers, and featured appearances by prominent Democrats such as Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, California Senator Barbara Boxer, General Wesley Clark, Governors Mark Warner, Bill Richardson, Tom Vilsack and DNC Chair Howard Dean. The event was widely covered in the traditional media, including Capitol Hill Blue,[35] The Boston Globe[36] and MSNBC.[37] C-SPAN also carried portions of the convention.[38]

Political activity

In addition to being a blogging, news, and digital media platform, Daily Kos is a political organization. For instance, The New York Times reported that James Thompson, the April 2017 Democratic candidate for the vacant House seat from, "was helped by nearly $150,000 from Daily Kos, ... and some more modest contributions from a group aligned with Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont".[39] OpenSecrets reported that "the liberal Daily Kos endorsed Thompson and sent out a fundraising plea, which has so far garnered $178,000 in donations, according to its fundraising page."[40]

Daily Kos has endorsed notable Democratic candidates in state and national races, including Hillary Clinton in the run-up to the 2016 U.S. presidential election,[41] and candidate Jon Ossoff, who ran for in its 2017 special election. Ossoff received more than $1 million raised on Daily Kos.[42]

In 2004, the site launched the dKosopedia. It was a wiki, using the MediaWiki software, and described as "a political encyclopedia ... written from a left/progressive/liberal/Democratic point of view while also attempting to fairly acknowledge the other side's take".[43] It grew to more than 14,000 articles but has since been discontinued.[44]

The site has also participated in mass digital campaigns to elected officials over ActionNetwork.org with prominent organizational partners including Saphron Initiative, Futures PAC, Democracy for America's Advocacy Fund, and More Perfect Union.[45] [46]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Lerer . Lisa . Epstein . Reid J. . The 'Resistance' Formed Because of Trump, With an Assist From Jon Ossoff . 20 December 2022 . . 30 Dec 2020 . May 16, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230516134145/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/30/us/politics/ossoff-georgia-resistance-trump.html . live .
  2. News: Bai . Matt . Can Bloggers Get Real? . 19 December 2022 . The New York Times Magazine . 28 May 2006 . subscription . June 7, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230607214252/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/28/magazine/28wwln_lede.html . live .
  3. Web site: The Founder Of Daily Kos Just Launched A Massive New Polling Project. Ben. Smith. November 25, 2020. BuzzFeed News. en. March 13, 2018. November 12, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201112024321/https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/bensmith/markos-moulitsas-dailykos-civiqs. live.
  4. News: Smolkin . Rachel . The Expanding Blogosphere . 20 December 2022 . American Journalism Review . June 2004.
  5. News: Cummings . William . Sen. Lindsey Graham holds one-point lead in tight SC race for reelection, poll finds . 20 December 2022 . . 4 August 2020 . January 14, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240114103955/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/08/04/lindsey-graham-neck-and-neck-race-jaime-harrison-poll-finds/3292395001/ . live .
  6. News: Akin . Stephanie . Money no object: Donations pour in for Dem hopefuls . 20 December 2022 . Orlando Sentinel . 15 Oct 2018 . January 30, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230130191357/https://digitaledition.orlandosentinel.com/tribune/article_popover.aspx?guid=efe4b990-0cd1-494c-a215-d0ca8901396f . live .
  7. News: Dickenson . Tim . Rise of the Grassroots . 20 December 2022 . . 7 September 2017 . June 9, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230609014101/https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/how-a-new-generation-of-progressive-activists-is-leading-the-trump-resistance-204281/ . live .
  8. News: Vogel . Kenneth P. . Kos is media, federal ruling determines . 22 December 2022 . . 5 September 2007 . January 30, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230130191402/https://www.politico.com/story/2007/09/kos-is-media-federal-ruling-determines-005638 . live .
  9. News: Lee . Jennifer 8. . THE EYES OF THE NATION: THE INTERNET; Year of the Blog? Web Diarists Are Now Official Members of Convention Press Corps . 27 December 2022 . . 26 July 2004 . August 4, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230804133922/https://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/26/us/eyes-nation-internet-year-blog-web-diarists-are-now-official-members-convention.html . live .
  10. Web site: Dailykos.com Traffic and Demographic Statistics by Quantcast. Quantcast. December 29, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20140126144719/https://www.quantcast.com/dailykos.com. January 26, 2014. dead.
  11. Time.com's First Annual Blog Index . . April 6, 2008 . August 14, 2010 . August 4, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100804074017/http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1725323_1727246_1727247,00.html . dead .
  13. Web site: Grim. Ryan. Daily Kos Is Back. HuffPost. September 4, 2017. April 13, 2017. Ryan Grim. September 6, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170906101412/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/daily-kos-is-back_us_58ee985ce4b0da2ff85de500. live.
  14. Web site: Grim. Ryan. Daily Kos Is Back. September 10, 2023. April 10, 2015. June 7, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230607195737/https://www.pulitzer.org/finalists/dan-perkins-drawing-tom-tomorrow. live.
  15. News: Cauterucci . Christina . Arizona Democrats Have Turned On Kyrsten Sinema - Just 8 percent of her party's voters view the senator favorably. What could she be thinking? . 27 December 2022 . . 21 January 2022 . June 6, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230606200234/https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/01/poll-only-8-percent-of-arizona-democrats-view-kyrsten-sinema-favorably.html . live .
  16. News: Selby . W. Gardner . Texas GOP claims recent poll shows Cruz leading O'Rourke by only 2 point . 27 December 2022 . San Antonio Express-News . 22 July 2018 . January 30, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230130191409/https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/politics/article/Texas-GOP-claims-recent-poll-shows-Cruz-leading-13095928.php . live .
  17. News: Carpenter . Tim . Online poll of Kansas governor's race puts Laura Kelly slightly ahead of Kris Kobach . 27 December 2022 . Topeka Capital-Journal . 25 September 2018 . June 4, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230604112651/https://www.cjonline.com/story/news/politics/elections/2018/09/25/online-poll-of-kansas-governors-race-puts-laura-kelly-slightly-ahead-of-kris-kobach/9978681007/ . live .
  18. Web site: Benton. Joshua. Joshua Benton. October 5, 2018. Here's how much Americans trust 38 major news organizations (hint: not all that much!). live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201208001945/https://www.niemanlab.org/2018/10/heres-how-much-americans-trust-38-major-news-organizations-hint-not-all-that-much/. December 8, 2020. July 1, 2021. Nieman Lab.
  19. News: Merid . Feven . Seeing through a new Prism . 30 December 2022 . Columbia Journalism Review . 22 March 2021 . June 9, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230609220636/https://www.cjr.org/the_new_gatekeepers/seeing-through-a-new-prism.php . live .
  20. News: Tameez . Hanaa' . Prism, a news site led by women of color, centers the voices of marginalized people in its reporting . 30 December 2022 . Neiman Journalism Lab . 20 October 2020 . May 30, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230530185148/https://www.niemanlab.org/2020/10/prism-a-news-site-led-by-women-of-color-centers-the-voices-of-marginalized-people-in-its-reporting/ . live .
  21. Web site: Kos Media, LLC - Coronavirus Bailouts - ProPublica . Syed . Moiz . Willis . Derek . ProPublica . July 7, 2020 . July 10, 2020 . July 11, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200711235758/https://projects.propublica.org/coronavirus/bailouts/loans/kos-media-llc-9e1035f1e997d2301308bfd44bf2a61b . live .
  22. Web site: Here are the major media companies that received coronavirus relief loans . James Bikales . . July 6, 2020 . July 10, 2020 . July 10, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200710235724/https://thehill.com/homenews/media/506121-here-are-the-major-media-companies-that-received-coronavirus-relief-loans . live .
  23. News: Solomon . Deborah . March 19, 2006 . Kos Célèbre . . April 13, 2022 . subscription . As the founder of the left-leaning Daily Kos, the largest political blog in the country, did you find it hard to write 'Crashing the Gate,' an actual book, as opposed to your usual raw and episodic three-sentence musings? . April 14, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220414011800/https://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/19/magazine/kos-celebre.html . live .
  24. Book: Benkler, Yochai . W. Lance . Steven . Bennett . Livingston . October 6, 2020 . The Disinformation Age Politics, Technology, and Disruptive Communication in the United States . A Political Economy of the Origins of Asymmetric Propaganda in American Media . Cambridge University Press . 43–66 . 9781108914628 . 10.1017/9781108914628 . newer left-activist sites like the Daily Kos ... while sites on the left, like the Daily Kos, emphasized ... . April 14, 2022 . April 14, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220414011828/https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/disinformation-age/political-economy-of-the-origins-of-asymmetric-propaganda-in-american-media/10D034A14EA79BDEED26B75EC80B8625 . live .
  25. News: June 8, 2019 . June 26, 2022 . Google rewards reputable reporting, not left-wing politics . . Because most far-right outlets had bad trust scores, they got few search results. But so did Daily Kos, a far-left site. . June 28, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220628113423/https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2019/06/08/google-rewards-reputable-reporting-not-left-wing-politics . live .
  26. Web site: Moulitsas . Markos . Research 2000: Problems in plain sight . Daily Kos . March 29, 2019 . March 29, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190329153711/https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2010/6/29/880179/- . live .
  27. News: Sargent . Greg . It's war! Lawyer for DailyKos details lawsuit against Research 2000 . . June 29, 2010. March 29, 2019 . March 28, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190328192412/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/plum-line/2010/06/lawyer_for_dailykos_details_la.html . live .
  28. Web site: Kos Media LLC et al v. Research 2000 et al . Justia . March 29, 2019 . March 28, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190328215016/https://docs.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/california/candce/3:2010cv02894/229290/11/ . live .
  29. Web site: Blumenthal . Mark . Daily Kos vs. Research 2000 Lawsuit Settled . . May 27, 2011. March 29, 2019 . May 7, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210507073558/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/daily-kos-research-2000-lawsuit_n_867775 . live .
  30. News: Campbell . Colin . Redistricting: What Happens Next? . 16 January 2023 . New York Observer . 6 March 2012 . March 26, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230326122056/https://observer.com/2012/03/redistricting-what-happens-next/ . live .
  31. News: Tamman . Maurice . Faulconbridge . Guy . How the polls missed Trump's victory . 17 January 2023 . Reuters . 10 November 2016.
  32. News: Silver . Nate . So Few Swing Districts, So Little Compromise . 16 January 2023 . . 27 December 2012 . May 23, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230523204836/https://archive.nytimes.com/fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/27/as-swing-districts-dwindle-can-a-divided-house-stand/ . live .
  33. News: Campbell . Colin . Baby business - Data Crunch: How Democratic and Republican Are the Court's Congressional Districts? . 16 January 2023 . New York Observer . 7 March 2012 . February 4, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230204123216/https://observer.com/2012/03/data-crunch-how-democratic-and-republican-are-the-courts-congressional-districts/ . live .
  34. News: How to neuter the Republicans . . June 21, 2006 . David S. . Bernstein . July 19, 2006 . October 27, 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20061027132813/http://www.thephoenix.com/article_ektid15735.aspx . live .
  35. News: On second thought… . https://web.archive.org/web/20060829164351/http://www.capitolhillblue.com/content/2006/07/on_second_thought.html. August 29, 2006 . Doug . Thompson . July 16, 2006 . August 14, 2010.
  36. News: Bloggers battle old-school media for political clout . . Michael M. . Grynbaum . July 6, 2006 . July 19, 2006 . July 18, 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060718023223/http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2006/07/06/bloggers_battle_old_school_media_for_political_clout/ . live .
  37. News: Warner looks left, looks right, looks toward '08 . . Curry . Tom . June 16, 2006 . July 19, 2006 . January 8, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160108051325/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/13284379/ . dead .
  38. Web site: C-SPAN . July 19, 2006 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060619083645/http://www.c-span.org/VideoArchives.asp?CatCodePairs=Issue%2CMP&ArchiveDays=100&Page=2 . June 19, 2006 .
  39. News: April 11, 2017. Ron Estes, a Republican, Survives Tight House Race to Win Kansas Seat. April 12, 2017. Eligon. John. Martin. Jonathan. . April 12, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170412080855/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/11/us/politics/kansas-special-election.html. live.
  40. News: Balcerzak, Ashley . April 10, 2017 . Flurry of Spending in Kansas 4th . . April 13, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170413071719/https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2017/04/flurry-of-spending-in-kansas-4th/ . live .
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  42. News: Bluestein, Greg . April 5, 2017 . Nearly 200K Donors Help Jon Ossoff Net Record Fundraising Haul . January 13, 2018 . January 14, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180114183708/http://politics.myajc.com/blog/politics/nearly-200k-donors-help-jon-ossoff-net-record-fundraising-haul-georgia-special-election/Y4IT4tCFVYmZqP7oEDsu1O/ . live . The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
  43. Web site: Main Page from dKosopedia . Daily Kos. May 11, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210211022436/http://www.dkosopedia.com/static/index.html. February 11, 2021.
  44. Web site: dkosopedia.com. May 11, 2021. February 11, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210211022436/http://www.dkosopedia.com/static/index.html. live.
  45. Web site: 24 June 2024 . Sign the petition: Say NO to diverting public school money to private schools! . 24 June 2024 . ActionNetwork . June 25, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240625024640/https://actionnetwork.org/forms/sign-the-petition-say-no-to-diverting-public-school-money-to-private-schools . live .
  46. Web site: 24 June 2024 . Sign on: support universal pre-K! . 24 June 2024 . ActionNetwork . June 25, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240625024639/https://actionnetwork.org/forms/sign-on-support-universal-pre-k . live .

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