NCC Grants Coverage Access to Bloggers<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n "The implications are enormous, and it is a very important Blogs provide their readers with a constantly updated analysis of a diverse He believes bloggers will give "a fresh perspective that people wouldn’t from the official Convention<\/a> newsletter<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" NCC Grants Coverage Access to Bloggers The Democratic National Convention Committee is granting unprecedented access to the authors of online web logs, more commonly known as "blogs." The inclusion of bloggers will offer the public unfiltered access to the energy … Continue reading ![](\"http:\/\/cyber.law.harvard.edu\/blogs\/static\/dowbrigade\/dncon.jpg\")
The Democratic National Convention Committee is granting unprecedented
\n access to the authors of online web logs, more commonly known as
\n "blogs." The inclusion of bloggers will offer the public unfiltered
\n access to the energy and excitement that will be created by the 2004
\n Democratic National Convention.<\/p>\n
\n first step by the DNC to allow bloggers there," said Blaise Zerega, Managing
\n Editor of
\n Wired Magazine, appearing on CNBC’s Bullseye.The credentialing of bloggers
\n is an exciting new direction in the coverage of political conventions.
\n "It’s recognition that bloggers are as influential, if not more influential
\n in many cases, than mainstream media. Bloggers" – because of [the] unedited,
\n instant opinion [they provide] are breathing fresh air into print journalism,"
\n Zerega continued.<\/p>\n
\n spectrum of topics. In the excitement of an election year, many political
\n blogs are becoming very popular. Zerega notes that blog readers are "passionate
\n and engaged. [They] go to blogs seeking specific information on specific
\n subjects that matter to them." He feels that the extraordinary access
\n given by the DNCC to bloggers will provide new perspective on Convention
\n coverage.
\n The DNCC’s official blogger, Eric Schnure, agrees.<\/p>\n
\n get otherwise." Schnure said that on the DNCC blog he intends "to give
\n people a better idea of what goes into building a Convention"mto give
\n people a little bit of a flavor of what they don’t get watching normal
\n coverage
\n of a Convention."<\/p>\n