Once again Wellington has given us a well documented look at the real life conditions that determine the quality of journalism today. This on-the-ground, careful look at a) the struggling new spaces for new kinds of journalism outside the mega-, overcommercialized media and b) the Big Money drenched social spaces within the convention which shape the 'mainstream politics' where mainstream journalists, politicians & opinion-makers hobnob. She also puts the current scene into longer historical perspectives.

The author of this blog laments the lack of depth in the discussion of issues at the Democratic National Convention in Denver.

This eye-opening post contains detailed, well-sourced snapshots of what is going on at The Big Tent, the progressive un-convention happening in Denver on the environs of the DNC. TV and most mainstream media highlight the big-name speakers at the convention, and this post has further confirmed what many suspect: that voices within the Democratic party are not being heard by most of the U.S. and the world, not because they are not speaking, but because the MSM is not covering them. This blogger makes this case by including quotations and viewpoints from comedian/journalist Jon Stewart, CQ blogger Craig Crawford, and from a regular voter/private citizen (among others); by providing a wealth of links to other Web sites; and then ... More »

It's nice to know that another working journalist is concerned about the crap that some of the better paid of our ilk pass off for news these days.

Wellington makes a case that the substantive discussions are not going on at the convention. And, unfortunately, she may be right. Certainly I'm not seeing many in the mainstream media. Hard to tell if that's the fault of the convention or the media. As always, she provides lots of quotes and links to sources. So I feel confident she's done her research, which is more than I can say for a lot of pieces.

Though advertised as an article about the "Big Tent", a media and activist site just across from the DNC and the Denver Convention Center, the article reads more like a blurb from a society magazine column and devotes a single paragraph to the actual Tent happenings. Three thumbs down.

Ah yes, more exposure of the charade that is the DNC.