Annapolis Capital Punishment

Maryland Politics Watch (MPW) www.maryland-politics.blogspot.com has ranked Annapolis Capital Punishment as the top political blog in Maryland in terms of percentage growth in site visits. According to Adam Pagnucco of MPW, liberal political blogs, conservative political blogs and local blogs that do not emphasize politics have all seen significant growth over the last two years.

MPW ranked Annapolis Capital Punishment as the top political blog in terms of percentage change in site visits, 1/08-10/08 vs. 1/09-10/09

1. Annapolis Capital Punishment: +143%
2. Maryland Politics Watch: +128%
3. PG Politics: +124%
 
According to MPW, Annapolis Capital Punishment is number three among political blogs in terms of site visits from January through October 2009:

1. Maryland Politics Watch: 180,672
2. Red Maryland: 105,552
3. Annapolis Capital Punishment: 81,158

Number one and two-ranked Maryland Politics Watch and Red Maryland are statewide in focus, while Annapolis Capital Punishment generally stays tuned to local politics in Annapolis and environs and attracts a local but concentrated audience. Complete details may be found at www.maryland-politics.blogspot.com/2009/11/state-of-maryland-blogdom-october-2009.html MPW is not to be confused with www.BlogNetNews.com of Maryland which  uses a proprietary formula to rank the influence of political blogs each week in the Old Line State. It currently ranks CP at number four.

Earlier this year, Annapolis Capital Punishment was named as the second most popular political blog in Maryland by the Baltimore Sun's Mobbie Awards. Annapolis Capital Punishment came online in February, 2007. It is written and published by Paul Foer, a native Marylander and longtime Annapolitan. Foer obtained an MA in journalism from The University of Maryland in 1990. Foer also writes the weekly "The Ninth Ward" column in The Capital and broadcasts each weekday morning on 1430WNAV.

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