ESPN and Huffington Post join forces on way to 'world domination'

• And why not?

Neil Best Watchdog notes, "ESPN was so pleased with its ESPNChicago.com that it announced it will add versions for Dallas later this year and New York and Los Angeles in 2010....

• Then out of the blue last night came word that ESPNBoston.com would launch Sept. 14.

All of this naturally is of concern to locally-based media outlets,

• what with ESPN's long march toward world domination."...

On reciprocal agreement between Huffington Post and ESPN Chicago, 6/22/09, MediaBistro: "The HuffPost Chicago content will join local content from ESPN Radio 1000 and Chicago news, traffic and weather from ABC-owned TV station WLS on ESPNChicago.com.

• And the ESPNChicago.com fare will join content on topics from politics and local news to food and style on HuffPost Chicago.

"Politics, news and sports play a unique role in the identity of Chicago," ESPN vice president of digital partnerships and sales development Marc Horine said in a release. "The combination of ESPNChicago.com and the Huffington Post Chicago brings to Chicago the best news sources and most varied and passionate voices.""....

• From ESPN Chicago site:

HUFFPOST CHICAGO

• Chicago Area Unemployment Rate At 10.7 Percent
• EPA Sues Power Company Over Six Illinois Coal-Burning Plants

(World domination is so much easier than messing with local views, you know wackos and nut cases, I mean who needs them....) framus

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