Dave Weigel
Template:TOCnestleft David Weigel is a left-wing American journalist.
JournoList
David Weigel, of the Washington Post, MSNBC, The Washington Independent, was an identified member of JournoList - an email group of approximately 400 "progressive" and socialist journalists, academics and "new media" activists. Weigel publicly admitted his involvement in JournoList.[1]
JournoList members reportedly coordinated their messages in favor of Barack Obama and the Democrats, and against Sarah Palin and the Republican Party. JournoList was founded in 2007 and was closed down in early 2010.[2]
Anti-Andrew Breitbart Campaign
In 2011, Color of Change "marshaled 43,000 calls to HuffPo demanding that the front page be Breitbart-free," as reported by journalist Dave Weigel for Slate. Weigel explained that the Color of Change "campaigns with a 1-2-3 strategy: Pick 'race-baiting' conservative. Demand that the conservative lose his platform. Melt the phones and inboxes until victory."[3]