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Citizen journalism is back on the bus for the 2012 presidential election with AOL Huffington Post Media Group’s relaunch of OffTheBus.

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Just two business days after it was out with the old at AOL and Huffington Post Media Group, it was in with the new, as the division created by the merger of AOL and The Huffington Post announced several new hires, including two high-profile additions — Twitter co-founder Biz Stone as strategic impact adviser, and veteran journalist John Montorio as culture and entertainment editor — as well as the promotion of HuffPost senior political editor Howard Fineman to editorial director for the group.

Huffington Post Media Group and AOL also announced the addition of two new neighborhoods in Newark to Patch, in partnership with that city’s Twitter-friendly Mayor Cory Booker, and the launch of its 30-Day Service Challenge employee volunteer initiative.

Stone will advise on social impact and cause-based initiatives, including the development of a platform to make it easier for people to perform services in their communities. He will also recruit other companies to invest in and deploy best corporate practices, and create and develop a video series spotlighting companies and executives that are stellar in philanthropy and corporate responsibility.

Montorio boasts more than 30 years of experience reporting, writing, editing, and managing news staffs, including stints with The New York Times and the Los Angeles Times.

In his new role, Fineman will help shape Huffington Post Media Group’s overall coverage, as well as working to integrate AOL news and information brands. He will also guide coverage of the upcoming presidential campaign coverage, continuing to report for HuffPost, and retaining his role as an analyst for NBC and MSNBC.

Other new editorial hires across Huffington Post Media Group:

White House correspondent Jennifer Bendery, who had been covering The White House and House and Senate Leadership for Roll Call for the past three years;

Culture/style reporter Caroline Dworin, who had been a regular contributor to the City section of The New York Times and appeared in anthology More New York Stories: The Best of the City Section of The New York Times;

Workplace reporter Dave Jamieson, who formerly covered transportation issues for TBD;

General assignment writer Saki Knafo, who previously wrote for The New York Times Magazine, New York magazine, The Believer, GQ, and Publishers Weekly;

News editor Simone Landon, who had been producer of Morning Edition for Rhode Island Public Radio;

Real estate editor Catherine New, whose work has been published by The Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, Metro Newspaper, Flavorpill.com, Men’s Vogue, and Psychology Today;

And four new Jefferson young journalists: Katherine Bindley, who graduated from Georgetown University and was a regular contributor to The New York Times City section, as culture/style reporter; Laura Gottesdiener, who graduated from Yale University and was a staff writer for The Brooklyn Paper, as lifestyle reporter; Joy Resmovits, who graduated from Barnard College and has been at The Jewish Daily Forward since 2010, as education reporter; and Laura Stampler, who graduated from Stanford University and has written for The New Republic, The Nation, and The Miami Herald, as lifestyle reporter.

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Whatever The Huffington Post is doing to lure high-level journalists is clearly working: Just two days after welcoming MSNBC news analyst and former Newsweek senior Washington correspondent and columnist Howard Fineman, HuffPost announced its hire of The New York Times national economic writer Peter Goodman as business editor.

Goodman will oversee all business and technology coverage and contribute some reporting of his own. Prior to the Times, he served as a foreign correspondent and financial writer for The Washington Post, and he is the author of PAST DUE: The End of Easy Money and the Renewal of the American Economy.

HuffPost co-founder and editor-in-chief Arianna Huffington said:

Peter Goodman is one of the country’s most respected business and economics reporters, and we are delighted that he’s joining The Huffington Post. With his breadth of knowledge, national and global experience, and passion for unearthing the trends and stories that effect people’s lives, Peter is an ideal fit for HuffPost. He’ll oversee both our growing Business and Technology teams and help to sharpen our focus on the real-world impact of economic policies, as well as innovation and emerging industries that will serve as engines for genuine economic growth and well-paying 21st century jobs.

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MSNBC news analyst Howard Fineman joined The Huffington Post as senior political editor, where he will cover national politics and work with HuffPost’s Washington, D.C.-based politics team, while continuing to work with the cable network.

Fineman was also senior Washington correspondent and columnist for Newsweek. At MSNBC, he is a regular contributor to Hardball with Chris Matthews, Countdown with Keith Olbermann, and The Rachel Maddow Show, also occasionally appearing on NBC’s Today.

HuffPost co-founder and editor-in-chief Arianna Huffington said:

We’re thrilled to welcome Howard Fineman, one of the nation’s leading political reporters, to our team. I have long admired Howard’s coverage of politics, including his astute analysis of all the key players and his understanding of history, which helps put today’s headlines in context. With his wealth of experience — he’s interviewed every major presidential candidate since 1985 — he will enrich our coverage and be an invaluable resource for our reporters and editors.

And Fineman added:

The digital world is where the action is in my line of work, and The Huffington Post is at the center of the new paradigm. It’s the best and liveliest online newspaper. But the site also is something entirely new: a mix of journalism as we know (and knew it) and social-networking and crowd-sourcing — all of which are shaping the news business in unpredictable yet exciting ways. I look forward to working with the sharp and hard-working editors and reporters at HuffPost, along with their dynamic and pioneering leader, Arianna Huffington.