Welcome to the the DU Countdown/Keith Olbermann Group

[Skinner]

The mission of the DU Countdown/Keith Olbermann Group is to help to promote the formation of an activist community around the support of the last consistently truthful TV journalist. Basically the Group will be intended to complement and extend the nightly KOEB liveblog thread. It's not JUST about Keith Olbermann, as we also cover territory he doesn't. He's the core theme, but a fully-formed community may be able to address some progressive issues even beyond what Keith says and does.

More specifically, the mission of the Countdown/Keith Olbermann Group is to:

1) Discuss the newsletter, upcoming topics and guests.
2) Link to, and discussion of, KO's latest blog.
3) Discuss and plan action strategies on Countdown/blog topics where appropriate.
4) Organize letters in support of KO to the station periodically, pen some LTTE about topics he raises, direct stories that we would like to see him cover to the Countdown team, and suggest possible guests.
5) Discuss plan of countering false impressions and anti-Olbermann web sites.
6) Discuss and promote appearances by Keith Olbermann.
7) Discuss Countdown ratings.
8) Work on NewsQuiz questions.
9) Raise awareness of Countdown among those outside of DU.