The Huffington Post, for better or worse, has the popularity and the resources to influence the future of the media. For that future to be bright, and for that media to heed the words of Jon Stewart, embarrassments like Huffpo’s coverage of the Rally to Restore Sanity must become a thing of the past.

Famed columnist, author and political commentator Arianna Huffington posted on her Twitter account just before she took to the stage at Ithaca College last night to address the current state of journalism and the rise of new media.