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With print's business model eroding, how can journalists make the move online without sacrificing quality or originality? It's a question that's likely to dominate j-school discussions for some time to come -- and there are plenty of grown-ups who haven't yet found the answer.

Fortunately, some have. Last week, we ran a poll of some of the contenders for Top Site of 2009: Politico topped our editorial list. Find out why, and see the runner-up and the winner of the poll, after the jump:

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The year 2009 had many media bright spots, break-out stars, dominating networks and game-changing technologies.  The Mediaite 50 collects the finest, most exemplary innovators and influencers of the year, defining a media moment in time and setting the agenda as we move forward. (more...)

President Obama continues to make the off-the-record rounds with prominent member of the press. A little over two weeks ago he met with MSNBC anchors Rachel Maddow and Keith Olbermann among others. Friday's list, courtesy of Politico's Michael Calderone, included: CNN's David Gergen, Washington Post's Chris Cillizza, Newsweek's Jon Meacham and Howard Fineman, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Cynthia Tucker, POLITICO's Mike Allen, NPR/ Fox's Mara Liasson, Talking Points Memo's Josh Marshall and a trio from the New York Times: David Brooks, Andy Rosenthal, and Gail Collins. (more...)

Talking Points Memo, Josh Marshall's bastion of investigative reporting on the web, is the newest member of the White House press pool, according to an announcement from the White House Correspondents' Association on Friday afternoon. (more...)

Yesterday afternoon, Talking Points Memo ran a story about the White House's reaction to discussion of an opt-out clause in the Senate's health care bill, "Sources: White House Pushing Back Against Senate Public Option Opt Out Compromise." (more...)