At his excellent new blog – which is gathering pace by the day – Jon Slattery is running a festive feature to which he kindly asked me to contribute:

Best old/trad media of the year: The New Yorker for Ryan Lizza on the campaign trail – his Obama profile was the best take on the president-elect.

Best new media of the year: The FT’s Alphaville. Don’t ask how – Paul Murphy and co. just make it work.

Best story of the year: Selection of Sarah Palin as VP candidate – politics can still surprise us.

Prediction for 2009: The British General Election will disappoint everyone.