Democrat Convention Credentials Bloggers

[GreenPartyVoter]

NEW YORK (AP) - A handful of scribes publishing in a newer medium will join the thousands of newspaper, magazine and broadcast journalists at this summer's political conventions. They'll be blogging.

The Democrats are holding true to their "party of inclusion" billing vis-a-vis the online chroniclers, whose Web logs have leapt in popularity this year as political junkies increasingly get their fix with mouse clicks. Democrats say they'll offer media credentials to a handful of bloggers. The Republicans say they've yet to decide what to do about them - credentialing deadlines passed with no announcement on whether bloggers could even apply.

GOP spokesman Leonardo Alcivar said details are still being worked out, but some analysts believe the party is wary of bloggers, who tend to be less predictable than mainstream journalists.

Michele Catalano of The Command Post, a mostly news-as-it-happens blog, said she'll cover the Aug. 30-Sept. 2 convention at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan from outside if necessary.

http://apnews1.iwon.com/article/20040620/D83AVIF80.html

[Stephanie]

1. Is, was, and always will be the DEMOCRATIC Convention

This shit really pisses me off. Not your fault - I see that's the actual headline.

[GreenPartyVoter]

2. I was going to say I thought that it was "Democratic"

[GreenPartyVoter]

3. Sorry, have a double-post issue with this browser.