The Big Tent in Denver

The Writing Corner by Beth Wellington | Aug. 28, 2008 (Opinion)
What the Democratic Convention Could Learn

[Disclosure: The is a post from the blog of a NewsTrust staff member.] It seems some of the more serious conversation on the future of the Democratic party in Denver this week--at least the progressive wing--might be taking place, not at the Convention or its associated events, but over at the Big Tent, a "new media center created by local organizations, national blogs, Digg, Google and YouTube." Full Story »

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Betsy Taylor
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 by Betsy Taylor - Oct. 1, 2008

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.

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