The Note (ABC News)

The Note is a summary and analysis of political news stories and trends published every weekday morning by ABCNews.com.

Begun as an internal staff e-mail by then Political Director Mark Halperin, it was first published on January 14, 2002.

In 2006 The Note's online podcast counterpart, AfterNote was frequently hosted by ABC News field producer Teddy Davis.

In fact, The Note doesn't mock conventional wisdom so much as idolize it" and says it "is enamored of Republican Party talking points".

[2] Another frequent criticism is that despite its blog-like style and the increasing popularity of feed readers (especially in the political world), The Note does not publish its content via RSS (except for its podcast).