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October 14, 2008 by admin

Tempted to Go Back to the Big Tent

August 28, 2008 by buckeyestateblog

Okay, so it took me over two hours to get from the Big Tent into Invesco Field. Once I got in here, as I stated previously, they stated its 30 minutes on, 60 minutes off in the press box upstairs. Just one problem. There's no "blogger lounge" at Invesco Field like their was at the Pepsi Center. They told me to go to the unassigned filling center, but its completely full, every single Cat 5 drop is taken. 

So, I snagged a seat in the "digital darkroom" which is a series of tables lining the hall of the lower level of the stadium. The seat I'm in was empty even though it says its reserved for the Chicago Tribune. I can't tell what's going on outside.  There is the clattering of catering carts running behind me. All I know is that it's 20 more minutes before I can go back up to the press box. Around me, professional journalists swear at the conditions. I could go try and snag a seat outside, but there's no internet access out there (Jeff is in the same boat). I am SORELY tempted to go back to the Big Tent, where at least I know there's free food and drink and big TVs, even if its not really less crowded. I am thoroughly annoyed that the DNC online media staff want to hold a lottery to see Obama speak right at 7:30. Why not do it earlier and give those who don't win the chance to go back to the Big Tent. 

Navel-gazing: the old media cover the new media

August 26, 2008 by Kenneth

The most remarkable thing about the convention so far from this blogger’s perspective is the degree to which the bloggers are the story. Here we are, alternative (or “new”) media covering the DNC, and a good chunk of the mainstream media are covering us covering the Convention.

One example is the Las Vegas Sun, whose front-page (at least on the intertubes) story today is about us pixel-stained wretches:

These are the online liberals who, a few years ago, were like the boxing trainer who slaps his fighter around a bit, imploring him to fight back.

“The Democratic Party used to be afraid of its own shadow,” said [Markos] Moulitsas [Zuniga], whose Daily Kos blog receives 1.5 million unique visitors a month, with daily traffic matching the circulation of the Chicago Tribune.