I’m very appreciative of the blogs. I’m coming at this race as a bit of an outsider, with not high name recognition, and who cares passionately about the issues, but when I talk to the mainstream media, it’s all about process and money and delegates. It was the blogs who said, “Hey, there are compelling issues out there, and let’s see how Lamont stands.” Whatever the blogs’ reputation, they opened the door to more serious discourse than the mainstream media did. (GolsonThis is the potential of citizen-driven media. There are issues that Americans care about, and if the mainstream media won't talk about them, someone else will.
The interview is worth a read for anyone interested in the Senate race.
Source
Golson, Blair. "Ned Lamont: The Truthdig Interview." Truthdig. 25 April, 2006.
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Ned commented about the impact of blogs yesterday in Monroe singling out ConnecticutBLOG and Lamontblog for their coverage.
Blogs are the way to go. I love to reading this blog as well as the big ones in CT. Hopefully, other blogs will follow my lead and video to their lineup. It's one thing to write but to write about a event you were at WHILE providing videoclips is the way to go.
Check out my blog later tonight and you'll see what I mean...
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