With several weeks to go before Mr. Paterson makes his decision, she is doling out glimpses of her political beliefs and private life. But when asked Saturday morning to describe the moment she decided to seek the Senate seat, Ms. Kennedy seemed irritated by the question and said she couldn’t recall.
“Have you guys ever thought about writing for, like, a woman’s magazine or something?” she asked the reporters. “I thought you were the crack political team.”
From: NYT – As a Candidate, Kennedy Is Forceful but Elusive.
Why the women’s mag slam?
Someone, please, school Kennedy quick, because it’s quips like this that will make sure she doesn’t get that Senate seat.
I just finished Trippi’s book
, hence the reference.
Not just a ‘woman’s issue’
Todd Minerson of the White Ribbon Campaign tells the ISN that the voices of a particular group of people are sorely needed in the fight against violence toward women: Men
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Jamaica: Gays fight for rights
The fight for human rights can take many forms, such as in Jamaica, where the island’s gays live under constant threat of violence and death because of their sexual orientation, Jason MacFarlane of JFLAG tells the ISN.
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The mediatization of politics
The general consensus is that candidates adjust their messages to fit opinion polls, but the effect of using the media as a conduit, ‘mediatization,’ should be considered as well, Dr Nicklas Hakansson of Halmstad University tells the ISN.
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If you attended Somesso and saw a short black woman running around with a mic and a photog, it was me and Markus Zehnder.
We had the great opportunity to interview some of the speakers at Somesso, including Shafqat Islam of Newscred.
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And Stephanie Booth:
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To see more interviews, check out the Somesso blog.
I need to throw in how much I enjoyed working with Markus. He’s a true professional and gets the job done. Make sure you check out his showreel…it’s tight.
Also, thanks to Arjen Strjker of Somesso for the chance to interview these interesting social media gurus!
From the Chicago Tribune:
As the federal probe into Gov. Rod Blagojevich intensified in recent weeks, editors and reporters at the Chicago Tribune balanced a competitive story with a rare request from U.S. Atty. Patrick Fitzgerald’s office: To hold off on what they uncovered until a key phase in the investigation could be carried out.
Except in unusual circumstances, newspapers rarely comply with such requests because journalists typically try to steer clear of doing anything that can be seen as working with the governmental agencies they cover.
In case you haven’t heard, the Illinois governor has been arrested for all types of foolishness.
But the interesting part of this case is the Chicago Tribune’s decision to hold their findings per a request from Patrick Fitzgerald’s office. Apparently the paper had the goods at least eight weeks ago, well before the elections.
If the CT had gone ahead and published their story, how do you think this would have affected Obama’s chances (being the junior senator from the state and having connections, albeit loose, to Blagojevich)?
