In the 1994 Senate campaign against the equivalent of Mr Cecchi, Michael Huffington, she had to mortgage her house.

ECONOMIST: California politics

There are many blogs that elaborate on the wider issues at play, like Michael Deibert's on the Huffington Post that tackles the Ugandan government's errors, and the Unmuted blog that focuses on the disempowerment of Ugandans.

BBC: Joseph Kony campaign under fire

Did Arianna Huffington just sack TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington?

FORBES: Michael Arrington: "I Will No Longer Have An Editorial Role At TechCrunch."