Blogging the Vote in 2006: A Celebration of Political Bloggers
Monday, October 30, 5 pm
Berkman Center
23 Everett Street, Second Floor, Cambridge, MA
With each election cycle of the 21st century, more and more citizen journalists have been getting in on the act of covering campaigns and the stories that swirl around them. The race for governor of Massachusetts in 2006 has been covered by dozens of bloggers — as well as by journalists who are writing blogs in addition to their video, audio, and print stories in mainstream media outlets. The role that these citizen journalists are playing ha s been the topic of intense interest among pundits, academics, candidates, and their campaigns alike. One thing is for certain: these citizen journalists, and mainstream journalists experimenting with new media, should be celebrated for their role in making public the discussion about who should be the next Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Please join us at the Berkman Center for Internet & Society for an informal and social celebration to honor all those who have been blogging the vote here in Massachusetts in 2006. Whatever party, perspective, or new medium you call your own, or however you get your news about this election, we'd love to meet you and raise a glass to all those whose hard work has been making the 2006 campaign here in Massachusetts more vibrant and exciting than ever before.
Please let us know if you plan to attend, so we can be sure there's plenty of snacks & drinks for all rsvp
cyber.law.harvard.edu
Comments
This is incredible and I wish I could attend. Just to show you that things aren't as rosy as they seem around the world, here's a link to a greek blog site manager that got sued and jailed? for linking to an american blog. Sad but true.
">http://blog.dontkissthefrog.net/2006/10/26/greek-aggregation-service-administrator-gets-jailed-for-linking/
Posted by: antonis hontzeas | October 27, 2006 05:11 AM