Internet media regulation: the alternatives bloggers are lobbying for

Left Foot Forward has been broadly supportive of the Leveson process and has stood by the victims of hacking and press intrusion. But the amendment as it stands, which was passed by the House of Commons on Monday, has the potential to capture bloggers and other small publishers through its definition of what is a “relevant publisher”.

Ed 2.0 blogs his way out of trouble

In what could be a sign of things to come, Ed Miliband used social media to take on his critics and defend his position over yesterday’s strikes, reports Shamik Das.

PI no. 3: Assertion-flagging: for less partisan, prejudiced blogging

Most political bloggers are motivated to fight what they see as bigotry, prejudice, and ill-informed, unjustifiable assertion. This is a fine and noble cause, because the spreading of false beliefs – without the evidence to support them – is bad for all of us, as is the displacement of informed argument by mere rhetoric. All the more so when the perpetrator is powerful or influential.

Who are the most influential left wingers of 2010?

We are compiling a list of the top 50 most influential left wing thinkers of 2010 – politicians, journalists, bloggers, think tankers, academics, campaigners – and we need your input; please email me – shamik@leftfootforward.org – with your suggestions.

Please vote for us in the Total Politics Blog Poll

If you’ve enjoyed what we’ve done over the last year, would you vote for us in Total Politics’ Blog Poll 2010-11? Voting is simple: just list your top 5 blogs of the year and send it to toptenblogs@totalpolitics.com by midnight Saturday.

Poblish: a new blog aggregator

Poblish.org is a new political platform created for bloggers who are passionate about technology and politics. It aims to break the oligarchy of ‘go-to’ bloggers