A Weblog of Centrist Voices in American Politics
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November 21, 2003Blogging Of The PresidentChristopher Lydon, a veteran of public radio in Boston, has put together a weblog called Blogging Of The President:2004. BOP is a unique combination of text and audio. If you go there today, you'll find links to an interview Chris just conducted with Joe Trippi of the Dean campaign. The audio is on MP3 files you can listen to with RealPlayer. Chris is my guiding star as far as "buzz." I first heard the word "blog" on a Chris Lydon broadcast. I first heard "Harry Potter" and "Viagra" mentioned on his show as well. BOP will be a great place to get a behind the scenes peek at the campaigns. Posted by rickheller at November 21, 2003 05:59 PMComments
I went over there and read the latest three entries. The one that fascinated me was The Defining Issue of 2004: Space. I suspect that Dean's method of campaigning and the tide of growth in the blogosphere overall is going to forever change political campaigns at all levels of government. If you believe the crew at BOP, the Republicans are going to have a hard slog of it because they just don't get it. I think they're wrong about that, but I also think that republican campaign strategists are going to have to unlearn the old and get with the program or it's possible Dean may end up with a runaway... Posted by: Heather Feuerhelm at November 21, 2003 08:27 PMI just paid a visit to Bush's official blog. It reads more like a series of press releases... and there is nowhere to comment. So basically it's one-way. His campaign in feeding us what they want us to know. I didn't feel encouraged to become engaged in any way other than a permalink to "spread the good news." I believe that much of Dean's success, in the blogosphere anyway, is because his blog invites comments -- and gets a LOT of them. Dean is successful because he's actively encouraged feedback at a grassroots level never seen before. How many members of congress have their own blogs? How many moderates have their own blogs? I've never tried to check, but it would be interesting to know. Think about the possibilities for a 24/7 virtual town hall meeting! Posted by: Heather Feuerhelm at November 22, 2003 10:40 AM |
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