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Obama coverage: MSM versus Blogs

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I’ve provided numerous links below to MSM accounts of Barack Obama’s Cleveland appearance at Tri-C last night and the Blog accounts.

Decide for yourself:

What was the event like, based on these reports?

What do you know now that you didn’t know before, simply by reading these news sources, all firsthand accounts (I know Mark Naymik and Bill Hershey were there – I’m going to vouch for the others because I can’t imagine that they weren’t if they’re on the byline)?

Which kind of news provision do you want more of?

What are the strengths/weaknesses of each method?

From the MSM:

The Plain Dealer
Dayton Daily News
Columbus Dispatch
Youngstown Vindicator

From the Blogs:

Blue Ohioan
Buckeye State Blog
Photoset: The Chief Source Prose entry: The Chief Source
Psychobilly Democrat
Wenblog
Writes Like She Talks

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By Jill Miller Zimon at 2:52 pm February 27th, 2007 in Politics | 9 Comments 

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27

Strickland not supportive of mandatory HPV

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Major hattip to Lisa Renee for posting from this Toledo Blade article re: Governor Strickland’s stance on the HPV vaccine:

While calling a new vaccine that protects against a virus that causes cervical cancer a “major medical breakthrough,” Gov. Ted Strickland said he does not favor making it mandatory.

That puts him at odds with a bill about to be introduced by Rep. Edna Brown (D., Toledo), which would require girls to be vaccinated before they enter the sixth grade, roughly at the age of 11 or 12, unless their parents reject it for medical, religious, or philosophical reasons.

“I think there are problems in trying to make it mandatory, and so that’s not where I’m going,” Mr. Strickland said.

“I think there are legitimate questions about when it should be administered,” he said.

The Blade should also talk to State Senator Kevin Coughlin, a Republican who expressed support for making the HPV vaccine mandatory. His name seems to have disappeared from the stories.

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27

Frances Strickland, Women in Ohio Politics Speaker

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At the University of Akron, 3/12.

Frances Strickland to speak at luncheon Frances Strickland, First Lady of Ohio, will speak at the Women in Politics Luncheon at 11:30 a.m., Monday, March 12, at Martin University Center. Strickland will talk about her experiences in politics and share her ideas on how to empower others to get involved.

The luncheon is being co-sponsored by The University of Akron, Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics and Women’s Studies Coordinating Council in honor of Women’s History Month.

Reservations are required and the cost of the luncheon is $6. Those planning to attend must R.S.V.P. by Monday, March 5, to the Bliss Institute at ext. 5182.

It’s looking like a good day for me…

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By Jill Miller Zimon at 2:15 pm February 27th, 2007 in Politics | 4 Comments 

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27

Lorain Morning Journal editorial: dump the stigmatizing language

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Sounds like something else I read recently…

Glad to see it anyway.

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27

360 degree review of Obama: all live blog posts in one narrative entry

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This is a must-read. Wow. Thanks for the work, Wendell.

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27

Conflict of laws involving Parma parents who want to represent child in court heard in SCOTUS

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Thanks to the Plain Dealer’s Elizabeth Auster for providing this mid-afternoon update on how the oral argument proceeded in this case.

Here is the SCOTUS Blog’s argument preview.

You can also read the transcript of the oral argument from today here.

Remember, the Bush administration is siding with the parents re: they can represent their kids in a courtroom without a lawyer (the parents’ side is being argued by Jean-Claude Andre). Pierre Bergeron of Squire Sanders is representing the Parma schools. Auster’s article says that Justice Kennedy seemed to show some empathy for the parents, while Scalia was showing it for the school district.

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360 degree review of Obama: all live blog posts in one narrative entry

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This is a must-read. Wow. Thanks for the work, Wendell.

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27

Strickland not supportive of mandatory HPV

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Major hattip to Lisa Renee for posting from this Toledo Blade article re: Governor Strickland’s stance on the HPV vaccine:

While calling a new vaccine that protects against a virus that causes cervical cancer a “major medical breakthrough,” Gov. Ted Strickland said he does not favor making it mandatory.

That puts him at odds with a bill about to be introduced by Rep. Edna Brown (D., Toledo), which would require girls to be vaccinated before they enter the sixth grade, roughly at the age of 11 or 12, unless their parents reject it for medical, religious, or philosophical reasons.

“I think there are problems in trying to make it mandatory, and so that’s not where I’m going,” Mr. Strickland said.

“I think there are legitimate questions about when it should be administered,” he said.

The Blade should also talk to State Senator Kevin Coughlin, a Republican who expressed support for making the HPV vaccine mandatory. His name seems to have disappeared from the stories.

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Frances Strickland, Women in Ohio Politics Speaker

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At the University of Akron, 3/12.

Frances Strickland to speak at luncheon Frances Strickland, First Lady of Ohio, will speak at the Women in Politics Luncheon at 11:30 a.m., Monday, March 12, at Martin University Center. Strickland will talk about her experiences in politics and share her ideas on how to empower others to get involved.

The luncheon is being co-sponsored by The University of Akron, Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics and Women’s Studies Coordinating Council in honor of Women’s History Month.

Reservations are required and the cost of the luncheon is $6. Those planning to attend must R.S.V.P. by Monday, March 5, to the Bliss Institute at ext. 5182.

It’s looking like a good day for me…

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27

Lorain Morning Journal editorial: dump the stigmatizing language

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Sounds like something else I read recently…

Glad to see it anyway.

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Strickland not supportive of mandatory HPV

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Major hattip to Lisa Renee for posting from this Toledo Blade article re: Governor Strickland’s stance on the HPV vaccine:

While calling a new vaccine that protects against a virus that causes cervical cancer a “major medical breakthrough,” Gov. Ted Strickland said he does not favor making it mandatory.

That puts him at odds with a bill about to be introduced by Rep. Edna Brown (D., Toledo), which would require girls to be vaccinated before they enter the sixth grade, roughly at the age of 11 or 12, unless their parents reject it for medical, religious, or philosophical reasons.

“I think there are problems in trying to make it mandatory, and so that’s not where I’m going,” Mr. Strickland said.

“I think there are legitimate questions about when it should be administered,” he said.

The Blade should also talk to State Senator Kevin Coughlin, a Republican who expressed support for making the HPV vaccine mandatory. His name seems to have disappeared from the stories.

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Frances Strickland, Women in Ohio Politics Speaker

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At the University of Akron, 3/12.

Frances Strickland to speak at luncheon Frances Strickland, First Lady of Ohio, will speak at the Women in Politics Luncheon at 11:30 a.m., Monday, March 12, at Martin University Center. Strickland will talk about her experiences in politics and share her ideas on how to empower others to get involved.

The luncheon is being co-sponsored by The University of Akron, Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics and Women’s Studies Coordinating Council in honor of Women’s History Month.

Reservations are required and the cost of the luncheon is $6. Those planning to attend must R.S.V.P. by Monday, March 5, to the Bliss Institute at ext. 5182.

It’s looking like a good day for me…

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Lorain Morning Journal editorial: dump the stigmatizing language

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Sounds like something else I read recently…

Glad to see it anyway.

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27

Obama campaign 2/26/07 Cleveland wrap-up, thank yous

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Almost exactly three hours from the moment I left my house, three kids and spouse finishing a lovely homemade supper (if I do say so myself, tandoori chicken, Spanish rice, salad, grapefruit), I’m sitting back at my desk in the kitchen fiddling with timestamps so that the posts about the Barack Obama campaign stop are in order.

And I’m collecting my thoughts.

Part I

With great trepidation I say that what started the evening, the comment from the tow truck driver, is what stuck in my mind at the end of the evening as well: Barack Obama draws people. People who need to have someone like him want him to be “it” – whether or not he really is “it” or “it” really is his time.

But what about the people who don’t want him? Or won’t ever want him? Or don’t ever think there will be a time for him? What about those people?

Like the tow truck driver said, “I wouldn’t want to be the first black president, no way. Just like Kennedy.”

Haunted me as the crowd dispersed, the band played, the cheerleaders sauntered, Wendell packed up, Anthony packed up and Obama stood with forty or fifty individuals near the catwalk but standing on the gym floor.

I asked Wendell and Anthony if they thought it could really happen. I asked my husband if he thought it could happen. Just like Kennedy.

Talk about history repeating itself. Gives me big, creepy chills.

Part II

I want to give a big thank you to

Wendell for making contact with Obama’s campaign, finding me in the risers, giving me a chair while he bent over the entire time,

George for giving me the last minute info so I could actually know where it was and whether I could go,

Anthony for shouting my name from the rafters (how many middle-aged women get that kind of attention, especially with Barack Obama being the main attraction),

Anastasia for waving wildly at me so it looked to others in the Obama camp as though I belonged there,

Sarah Leonard of the Obama camp who let me in even without looking at any ID and simply because I said I was with Meet the Bloggers and I was looking for an SLEONARD which was her,

the nice police officer who helped me find Sarah Leonard,

Jerid and Mark Naymik for the comraderie when I first got there,

And last but not least, my family for adjusting to a quick change of plans and making it possible for me to go – on a school night no less.

I’m a lucky person indeed and take none of these people or their actions for granted.

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27

Not a single mention of faith or religion

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That really surprises me. Let’s take a quick look at his website.

I seem to recall that he’s been the candidate who has most thrust into the public the idea that we shouldn’t run away or ignore or leave out the discussion of religion when we discuss politics. It’s important to me that religion not be wielded the way Ken Blackwell wielded it, and that everyone who isn’t an extreme rightwing idealogue demand the respect they deserve for however they embrace faith or a moral value system.

But, for better or worse, no mention of that here tonight.

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27

Faces in the crowd

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Very varied, very varied. Not too many on the 105 year end. Every other strata, here. Female, male. Black and white – not even but far more than you might think. Possibly due to being here in the burbs.

What is that about? How do the folks on the ground for Obama make that decision? I imagine Subodh might have some ideas about that. Was it a good place? I don’t know enough to say.

Are these registered voter types? Also not sure. Is the goal to get the voters interested first re: get them to become primary voters?

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By Jill Miller Zimon at 1:35 am February 27th, 2007 in Politics | Comments Off 

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27

If she’s not tired, I’m not tired

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Well, yeah, but Barack – you’re a LOT younger. You’re younger than me I think.

Okay – 31 minute speech. On to…I’m not sure. He goes into the crowd, shaking hands. Not much security for him that I can see.

Could the tow guy be right? Wow – that is REALLY a scary thought.

I hope people will comment on that. Would someone assassinate this man?

Enormous sigh. Wow. Just think about that.

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By Jill Miller Zimon at 1:31 am February 27th, 2007 in Politics | 2 Comments 

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27

ODP story coming back at ya

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“Sometimes I get tired but when I get tired I remember a woman I met before I got elected to the Senate.”

He goes backstage just before going out on stage and meets the woman and they talked and had a picture.

Her name was Marvery (?) Lewis – 105 years old.

Okay – he told this story at the ODP. So…I’m guessing he doesn’t expect there to be much overlap, eh?

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27

The Blogger Roles

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Anthony: Moving Pictures
Wendell: The skeptic
Jill: Transcribing with eyes closed
Can’t say for Jerid – you’ll need to check BSB

What’s very cool is having a variety of impressions and then picking apart why I disagree with what Wendell’s seeing and he disagrees with what I’m seeing or hearing. And yet, in the end, we’re actually getting similar senses from what we think should be said and shouldn’t be said, regardless of whether he follows that vision.

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By Jill Miller Zimon at 1:25 am February 27th, 2007 in Politics | 5 Comments 

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27

Te Amo Obama

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Sign in the crowd.

Now focusing on the kids. “We must rebuild international institutions and rebuild countries that have collapsed – we need to think about nations like Darfur – not jut because we have a humanitarian and moral commitment to stopping genocide but because when kids are brought up in that, the children” suffer.

Notice absence of any mention of faith. Doesn’t that differ from other speeches he’s given? The political tailoring of the words, the phrases, the sound bites.

I’m so cynical.

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By Jill Miller Zimon at 1:19 am February 27th, 2007 in Politics | Comments Off 

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