Before starting Eschaton , Black wrote ( as Atrios ) for the webzine Media Whores Online ( now defunct ) . During the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston , he revealed that he had accepted a job at Media Matters for America and allowed his name and photograph to be published . He later said that as an academic he blogged pseudonymously to avoid attacks like those later unleashed on Timothy Shortell . Atrios ' blogging has been characterized as encouraging discourse and public deliberation . Black 's weblog '' Eschaton '' generally features short entries on a variety of topics ranging from policy commentary to breaking news and links . Posts are frequent — on the order of ten every day . The majority of posts are authored by Black ( as '' Atrios '' ) , but there are occasional guest bloggers . On June 29 , 2005 , Black described '' Eschaton '' as not a blog but an " Online Magazine of News , Commentary , and Editorial . " Following a similar announcement from '' The Talent Show '' , this was a satirical reaction to Federal Election Commission hearings on the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act . Black had previously expressed frustration that the FEC might not apply the act 's " media exemption " to blogs , which he regarded as equivalent to other forms of media including online magazines
2004 Democratic National Convention
2004 Democratic National Convention
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