Tuesday, July 13, 2004|
Swing States and TV Advertising. Cross-posted from the Swing State Project. Kerry has just taken the lead over Bush in... [MyDD] 7:02:05 AM 
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The Edwards Bounce Kicks in. It's here: John Kerry is getting a boost from his selection of North Carolina Sen. John Edwards as his running mate, a USA TODAY/CNN/Gallup Poll shows. The Democratic ticket now leads President Bush and Vice President Cheney 50% to 45%... [Burnt Orange Report] 6:54:53 AM
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Convention Coverage, another view. In Convention Coverage is a Failed Regime and Bloggers Have Their Credentials, Jay Rosen writes: As far as I know, no one has a convincing notion of what a political convention is , anymore, or why 15,000 people are there to cover it. He goes on to talk about the convention as either a news event or a media event. This feeds into the discussion going on about how journalistic the bloggers will or should be. Kos writes: For Jerome and me, this will be our second convention coverage, as the California Democratic Party took the risk of giving us both creds for their 2003 convention . . . Jerome talks about our experience here, including links to our coverage of the event The first convention I went to was the nominating convention for Diane Farrell. The second convention I attended was for my wife, Kim Hynes. It had all the weight and significance of a First Communion.
Democracy is too important to be left to elite cronies. It requires the participation of all Americans, and bloggers are a great example of average Americans getting involved in the discourse. [Greater Democracy] |
Last update: 7/25/04; 9:25:46 AM .
