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I don't think it's technically the WaPo, because it's posted on a collaborative blog (marked opinion), so it's probably a personal initiative of Volokh (a law p

I don't think it's technically the WaPo, because it's posted on a collaborative blog (marked opinion), so it's probably a personal initiative of Volokh (a law professor) and Levy (an attorney). See also http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2016/10/10/a-tip-of-the-hat-to-matthew-chan-whose-call-helped-us-uncover-the-many-suspicious-internet-takedown-cases/ http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2016... for how it started.

mozumder 10y ago
That's where the tip started, but this excellent work wouldn't have happened without the Washington Post funding the blog itself.
- conistonwater 10y ago
  Are you sure WaPo is funding them at all, not just hosting? It says here (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/about/?utm_term=.3338b53cb7b1 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/about/...) they are mostly law professors who write for themselves and retain their own editorial control. It used to be an independently hosted blog for a very long time too. That's why I said I think they did it on their own (nothing wrong with that sort of thing).
  - burkaman 10y ago
    > We are sharing advertising revenue with the Post, but I’m pretty sure it won’t be much. Our hourly rate for our blogging time will remain pretty pathetic. We’re not in it for the money; if we were, we’d be writing briefs, not blog posts. - https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2014/01/21/in-brazil-you-can-always-find-the-amazon-in-america-the-amazon-finds-you-2/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/201... Sounds like this probably would have happened with or without the Post.
    - delbel 10y ago
      Good because WaPo is not a reputable source of information.
      - mozumder 10y ago
        They're probably the most reputable & unbiased source of information.
        Natsu 10y ago
        That depends on whether you saw the news about them holding illegal fundraisers or sending all their stories to the DNC for editorial review...
        tehmaco 10y ago
        Source?
        Natsu 10y ago
        It's one of the leaked emails: https://wikileaks.org/dnc-emails/emailid/2699 https://wikileaks.org/dnc-emails/emailid/2699 This site has a copy with more readable formatting: http://heavy.com/news/2016/07/wikileaks-emails-clinton-bernie-list-directory-photos-most-damaging-worst-rhode-island-delegate-fec-jvf/3/ http://heavy.com/news/2016/07/wikileaks-emails-clinton-berni...
        ryan_j_naughton 10y ago
        Source please?
        Natsu 10y ago
        See above.
        burkaman 10y ago
        How often do you read it? I recently moved to the DC area so the Post is my daily paper, and while I wouldn't read it if wasn't reputable, I don't think anybody can call it unbiased. It's not just the presidential campaign, they have clear, almost plainly stated bias in lots of areas. I'm fine with that, because it's not hidden and it's not so egregious that they report false stories or something, but the Post should not be your only source of news.
- tomc1985 10y ago
  Volokh Conspiracy has been writing long before the Washington Post picked them up

mozumder 10y ago

That's where the tip started, but this excellent work wouldn't have happened without the Washington Post funding the blog itself.

conistonwater 10y ago
Are you sure WaPo is funding them at all, not just hosting? It says here (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/about/?utm_term=.3338b53cb7b1 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/about/...) they are mostly law professors who write for themselves and retain their own editorial control. It used to be an independently hosted blog for a very long time too. That's why I said I think they did it on their own (nothing wrong with that sort of thing).
- burkaman 10y ago
  > We are sharing advertising revenue with the Post, but I’m pretty sure it won’t be much. Our hourly rate for our blogging time will remain pretty pathetic. We’re not in it for the money; if we were, we’d be writing briefs, not blog posts. - https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2014/01/21/in-brazil-you-can-always-find-the-amazon-in-america-the-amazon-finds-you-2/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/201... Sounds like this probably would have happened with or without the Post.
  - delbel 10y ago
    Good because WaPo is not a reputable source of information.
    - mozumder 10y ago
      They're probably the most reputable & unbiased source of information.
      - Natsu 10y ago
        That depends on whether you saw the news about them holding illegal fundraisers or sending all their stories to the DNC for editorial review...
        tehmaco 10y ago
        Source?
        Natsu 10y ago
        It's one of the leaked emails: https://wikileaks.org/dnc-emails/emailid/2699 https://wikileaks.org/dnc-emails/emailid/2699 This site has a copy with more readable formatting: http://heavy.com/news/2016/07/wikileaks-emails-clinton-bernie-list-directory-photos-most-damaging-worst-rhode-island-delegate-fec-jvf/3/ http://heavy.com/news/2016/07/wikileaks-emails-clinton-berni...
        ryan_j_naughton 10y ago
        Source please?
        Natsu 10y ago
        See above.
      - burkaman 10y ago
        How often do you read it? I recently moved to the DC area so the Post is my daily paper, and while I wouldn't read it if wasn't reputable, I don't think anybody can call it unbiased. It's not just the presidential campaign, they have clear, almost plainly stated bias in lots of areas. I'm fine with that, because it's not hidden and it's not so egregious that they report false stories or something, but the Post should not be your only source of news.
tomc1985 10y ago
Volokh Conspiracy has been writing long before the Washington Post picked them up