Daily Kos

Guide Note

Daily Kos is a liberal grassroots political weblog run by Markos Moulitsas. Users write posts (or "diaries") that focus of progressive politics and activism; the posts are then shared with the entire community.

In addition, the site features a participatory political encyclopedia, glossaries and other politically-oriented reference materials.

Fast Facts

1. Online since: May 26, 2002
2. Publisher/Founder: Markos Moulitsas
3. Executive Editor: Susan Gardner
4. CTO: Jeremy Bingham
5. Notable Diarists:
   • Jimmy Carter
   • Nancy Pelosi
   • Harry Reid
   • Barack Obama
   • John Kerry
   • Henry Waxman
   • Michael Moore
   • Keith Olbermann
6. Traffic (2008): Approximately 14 million to 24 million visits/month
7. Content Management System: Scoop
8. Users sometimes referred to as "Kossacks"
9. RSS Feed: Subscribe to Daily Kos

In 2007, the blog's parent company Kos Media, LLC began a fellowship program to identify young progressive activists from among the Daily Kos community. Every year, approximately 3 to 4 of those young contributors are made contributing editors to the site.

In June 2006, the first convention of Daily Kos community members and political bloggers took place in Las Vegas, Nevada. Attended by approximately 1,000 bloggers, the convention, known as YearlyKos, featured appearances by such prominent Democrats as Senator Barbara Boxer and DNC Chair Howard Dean. YearlyKos 2007 took place in Chicago, where it was announced that all future events will be held under the Netroots Nation moniker.