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BlueOregon is a high-profile progressive blog covering politics and issues in Oregon. A group blog with between 3,000 and 4,000 readers a day making it the top-read Oregon political blog,[1] it is often mentioned in articles on Oregon politics by The Oregonian, the state's largest newspaper.[2][3][4] Over 30 regular contributors cover Oregon-centric political stories. Guest contributors have included most major Democratic politicians in Oregon.
The site was launched in July 2004[5] by Kari Chisholm, Jeff Alworth, and Jesse Cornett. Cornett was a political activist and staffer for several Oregon elected officials, twice ran unsuccessfully for public office, and now runs a Portland pub, The Guild. Alworth is a freelance writer and the author of two nationally known (but now-defunct) political blogs — Notes On the Atrocities and the Oregon Blog, as well as the author of the renowned beer blog, Beervana. Chisholm is a political consultant and internet strategist with Mandate Media.
BlueOregon was the only blog from Oregon officially credentialed for floor access to the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado.[6]
In 2009, BlueOregon was named the "best state politics blog" in the nation, and awarded a Golden Dot Award by the Institute for Politics, Democracy & the Internet at George Washington University.[7]
In an article titled, "Sins of Omission"[8], Willamette Week's ace Nigel Jaquiss exposes the potential conflict of interest at the center of BlueOregon. From the article, "BlueOregon says it treats all Democratic candidates fairly. But having its editor on the campaign payroll doesn’t hurt."