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Arianna Huffington

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Arianna Huffington, Political blogger
In a HARDtalk interview broadcast on 25th June Stephen Sackur talks to the influential political blogger Arianna Huffington.


After two terms of George Bush in the White

American democracy is being transformed.

The old politics was defined by the stump speech and the fund-raising dinner.

The new politics features viral video and internet donations.

The old politics was reported by the mainstream media, the new politics is defined by blogs and user generated content.

Arianna Huffington has created one of the most successful political websites in the US.

Will this years presidential election be won and lost on the internet?

HARDtalk is broadcast on BBC World News at 03:30 GMT, 08:30 GMT, 14:30 GMT, 20:30 GMT and 22:30 GMT.

Hardtalk can also be seen on BBC News at 04:30 & 23:30.

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