A Huffington Post spokesman says the left-leaning news and opinion Web site was not hacked when a Twitter social network feed emerged in its name and began issuing insults with a conservative bent. Mario Ruiz tells The Associated Press in an e-mail Saturday that the account ...

Wall Street Journal managing editor Robert Thomson opened fire on Google, accusing the Internet giant of promoting online news reading "promiscuity." Thomson's unabashed criticism of the Internet powerhouse came as he and Google vice president of search products Marissa Mayer took part in a Web 2.0 panel focused on the fate of journalism in a world of online ...

The Huffington Post, the popular news and opinion website, launched a collaboration with Facebook on Monday that allows users to share stories with their friends on the social network. "HuffPost Social News" connects users of the website created by Greek-born Ariana Huffington "with their Facebook friends, the news they are reading and the stories they are commenting on," The Huffington ...

As US newspapers fold, cut back coverage and lay off reporters, the popular news and opinion website The Huffington Post has announced plans to bankroll an investigative journalism unit. Ariana Huffington, the Greek-born founder of the Democratic-leaning website huffingtonpost.com, said in a statement late Sunday that the nonprofit "Huffington Post Investigative Fund" would begin with a budget of 1 ...