How Andrew Breitbart changed the news

Andrew Breitbart, conservative activist and blogger, died ThursdaySTORY HIGHLIGHTSNick Gillespie says Andrew Brietbart, who died, was polarizing -- and liked itHe says Brietbart baited liberals but was not straight-up conservativeHe says his legacy was creating discussion outlets away from what he saw as smug mediaGillespie: His efforts weren't always pretty, but mediascape he grew was more interestingEditor's note: Nick Gillespie is the editor in chief of Reason.com and Reason.tv and the co-author with Matt Welch of "The Declaration of Independents: How Libertarian Politics Can Fix What's Wrong With America."

(CNN) -- To get a sense of just how polarizing a figure new media innovator Andrew Breitbart was, get a load of this tweet from Slate's Matt Yglesias that went out mere hours after the news of Breitbart's unexpected death at age 43 broke: "The world outlook is slightly improved with

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