Covering the DNC for Utterz was incredible:
–the Big Mo, bloggers’ role at this convention, and interviewing a former member of President Clinton’s cabinet. It all intersected. And at first, I wasn’t sure what value my presence at this event would produce.
Then as the convention itself unfolded, other issues overshadowed my original concerns of where I personally fit in to this huge experience.
Churning reflections:
A blog post has been in-progress for just under two weeks; and I’m realizing it’s too mentally mountainous for a single release. The experience affected me as a blogger for certain but as a voter more so. I’ll use the next few weeks to share the different levels of impact.
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MINI-SERIES: how blogging the DNC reshaped me as a voter:
- the interviews: James Carville, Daily Kos founder Markos Moulitsas Zúniga, Mark Lloyd and civil rights leadership, Seane Corn and her spiritual revolution, Former Ass’t Secretary of Labor Geri Palast, and more.
- the education: on panelists discussions including climate change, community media, politics and technology, women’s movement, religious progressives, and more!
- coverage on DNC bloggers –including political attention given DNC social media outlets: mainstream media and democratic leaders invested their time toward the Big Tent i.e. a lounge and media center dedicated to bloggers covering DNC events;
- technical practice –gleaned and valued for this project: simplifying goals pre-travel; avoiding perfection; and deciding what to cover.
DNC media splice:
From the UK’s Guardian comes a 5 minute clip with yours truly about bloggers’ DNC involvement.
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