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Media leaders as important and almost celebrities, meaning there are a lot of political sites out there that when a senator says something they say this senator said this, and thats news. we do the same thing with leaders in media. when anyone from, you know, glenn beck to rachel maddow to katie couric says something publicly about an issue -- >> or has a contentious interview. >> contentious interview. but the point is its not just about them as interviewers. its also about them as thought lead...

Its just got to be someone who every day peel want to tune in to see what that person says. and thats what mediaites about. its the idea that what these people say is interesting, so you have to have interesting hosts who people care what they say. it doesnt mean that every day they have to be on the left or the right. i think there are some people, for example, sheppard smith at fox, you never know exactly what hes going to say. thats interesting. he makes really interesting television. >> you ...

Mediaite and then a slew of others. but how much harder is it to draw an audience online than simply by walking into a television studio? i spoke to him earlier in new york. >> dan abrams, welcome. >> thank you. good to be here. >> you spent your whole career in television. why did you want to go into the web world? >> because i think theres just enormous opportunity. >> enormous opportunity to make money? >> to make money. to create content. i mean, the idea that you can kind of put down a flag...