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    Why Do Writers Fancy Kate Gosselin?

    By Steven Neff

    What makes Kate Gosselin popular among online writers? The train wreck brings in traffic, traffic and more traffic! At Politically Illustrated (PI), our publication is geared towards politics and pop culture, but the number one search term last week was “Kate Gosselin” or “Gosselin on Dancing with the Stars” – not “President Barack Obama” or “Sen. Mark I’m-So-Serious.”

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    Welcome to ‘Editor’s Notebook’

    By Steven Neff

    Welcome to a new section from Politically Illustrated titled “Editor’s Notebook” with a purpose of exploring our process of operating the website day-to-day – our achievements, failures – in describing what is working (or not working). Weekly Goals: (1) Update Politically Illustrated 4 (out of 5) days this week; (2) Gain a total of 7,000 Twitter followers; (3) See a 25% increase in unique visitors; (4) Receive 1,000 Reddit points from submitted stories.