Politico wonders if the right will ever get cyber-journalists

Politico writes today that the left is kicking the right’s butt when it comes to on-line journalism because folks on the right aspire to be William F. Buckley, Jr. while folks on the left want to write for the NY Times.

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Suffolk denying bloggers press releases

Yesterday, I received an interesting phone call from Dave Forster of the Virginian-Pilot asking about the blog “Inside Suffolk Virginia“, an obviously local blog that covers mainly the goings-on in local government, which has had their request to receive press releases denied by the city’s press secretary.
Personally, this baffles me.
In today’s highly saturated media market, […]

NLS, VB Dems….BLOCKED!

I have a friend who is currently traveling in China and tried to access several Virginia blogs from there. Of note, NLS and VBDems are blocked by the Chinese, but apparently BD goes through just fine.
On the contrary, the Virginian-Pilot firewall completely blocks BD, but all the others seem to be o.k.
I’m not sure […]

Convention coverage sponsors

I wanted to thank the following donors for their generosity at helping sponsor Bearing Drift’s coverage of the Republican National Convention:
Del. John Cosgrove
Del. Tim Hugo
Ms. Thelma and Ms. Rosie Gilbert
Del. Sal Iaquinto
Mr. Patrick Salyer
Del. Terrie Suit
Mr. Amit Singh
After just one week, I am about half-way to my fundraising goal, so if you are interested in […]

Gilmore-Warner Debate Result: “No Runs, No Hits, No Errors”

Update (10:15 p.m.): What’s MSM saying?
Virginian-Pilot
Washington Post
Daily Press
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Video Highlights from The Roanoke Times
Opening Statements
Energy Policy
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Update (5:12 p.m.): Here’s what the Warner campaign is saying.
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Initial post (1:30 p.m.): The Daily Press’ Shad Plank is reporting that the debate today was a wash, with the primary disagreement being over energy policy and personal credibility.
One item […]

Episode 32. Virginia Politics On-Demand: Lowell Feld. July 14, 2008.

Lowell Feld, creator of the noted blog from the left, “RK“, recently penned a book (along with co-author Nate Wilcox) about the contributions of bloggers to the election of Sen. Jim Webb in 2006 called “Netroots Rising“. The book also explores other campaigns and how the concept of blogging is changing how elections are […]

 
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On blogging and politics

Joint Posted by Jane and J.R.
Today we were talking about politics, the blog, podcasts, photoblogging, and how we’ve been feeling about it lately. Our conversation can pretty much be summed up by

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Episode 27. Virginia Politics On-Demand. June 19, 2008.

In this week’s show, Shaun Kenney and Brian Kirwin join J.R. to talk the latest in politics in Virginia. This week’s show includes:

J.R. dives right into the discussion by wondering when we’re going to “Drill here! Drill now! And Pay Less!”;

Brian illustrates how little Democrats have to offer when it comes to transportation (including […]

 
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Ivory-tower academia does not disappoint in Webb VP buzz article

Since September 2006, there has been speculation on the web, particularly here in Virginia, that Webb might not make it the whole six years as our U.S. Senator and would likely be on any of the then-unknown Democratic nominee’s vice presidential short list. However, Dale Eisman’s article today in the Virginian-Pilot makes it appear […]

Hey, NLS — the letters on that bus are “RK”

“Ben’s NLS blog is definitely popular amongst online political afficionados, but I doubt it had much effect in the ‘non-plugged-in’ political world.” — Raising Kaine
Ouch.

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Is a corporate or government blog “blogging”?

One of the things that makes blogging, to me, an interesting form of communication is that I am reading the thoughts and opinions of people who are regular, everyday citizens. The communication is unscripted. It’s not vetted. It’s not looked at to ensure “proper messaging” or some form of “strategic communication.”
Now, everyday, […]

McCain “hearts” Bearing Drift

According to Virginia Virtucon, Bearing Drift (and Bearing Drift Ohio), Mason Conservative, Shaun Kenney (who also contributes to Bearing Drift), in addition to Virtucon, have made the list of top national conservative blogs by the McCain campaign.

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Live-blogging at Shad Plank on the Republican & Democratic Conventions tomorrow

Who me? Live-blog?
Yes, it’s true: Mr. “I only do podcasts” fancy pants has decided to go “mainstream” tomorrow with Vivian Paige over at the Shad Plank in a pre-convention(s) free-for-all.
From 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Vivian, veteran political reporter (whisper: “old”) Hugh Lessig, and myself will be taking your questions and offering […]

Convention Coverage and Jeffersoniad Hospitality

Bearing Drift is pleased to announce that we will be attending both the Democratic and Republican Party of Virginia’s statewide conventions.
As the Democratic Convention approaches, we’ll have more details.
Regarding the Republican Convention this Friday and Saturday,

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New Bearing Drift Promo

Let us know what you think of our new promo. Words by “The Squeaky Wheel.” Podsafe music by Orlamusic.com

 
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