RealClearPolitics.com Relaunches; Gets Funding

Chicago-based RealClearPolitics.com has a new look and a new way of doing business. Founders John McIntyre and Tom Bevan retain editorial control, while new publisher Alan Warms’ startup Participate Media handles ad sales and the back end. ParticipateMedia’s services are part of an undisclosed amount of funding for RealClearPolitics by a group of investors including Warms. ParticipateMedia, also based in Chicago, is the latest company looking for providing in providing publishing services for web sites and bloggers. Press release.

Rafat: This was the site Forbes publisher Rich Karlgaard was raving about at the OPA London conference two weeks ago. I met the publisher Alan yesterday at the PC Forum and he explained the new redesign and the site rationale to me. Alan explained that the site’s slightly right of center in political leanings, though they certainly try to include the whole spectrum. They have a mix of original content and aggregation, a bit like our site, and have a slew of distribution deals coming in the next few weeks.

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