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18

Newsweek, Media Bloggers Association make a Ruckus, group politics blog


Citizen journalists and mainstream media, together again? They are making a Ruckus!

Media Bloggers Association (MBA) and Newsweek have launched “The Ruckus,” a new group blog about politics for Newsweek.com. The blog will feature posts from nine MBA-member bloggers about the presidential campaign on a single page, giving Newsweek.com readers a convenient sampling of some of the best political blogging from across the country and from key primary states.”

‘The Ruckus’ places Newsweek on the cutting edge of this campaign season’s online political dialogue,” said Robert Cox, president of MBA. “MBA bloggers offer Newsweek readers fresh, authentic content with real-time updates from some of the nation’s leading political blogs.”

” ‘The Ruckus’ will be a key part of our 2008 campaign coverage,” said Deidre Depke, editor of Newsweek.com. “We want to expose Newsweek readers to all the exciting discourse and discussion that is taking place on political blogs today. We think ‘The Ruckus’ will help introduce readers to a new array of voices and will encourage enlightened political discourse as the ‘08 race steps into high gear.”

“The Ruckus” (http://www.blog.newsweek.com/blogs/theruckus/default.aspx) will include posts related to the 2008 campaign from MBA-member bloggers with a variety of political views and backgrounds, representing different parts of the country.

Read the rest here.

Writes Like She Talks was included in the initial group of blogs offered to Newsweek. My understanding is that Newsweek has chosen some with which to start and there is a strong hope that more blogs will be added as the project proceeds, more primaries are held and we get closer to conventions and 11/08.

“In the grand tradition of American political conversation, ‘The Ruckus’ will offer a spectrum of the political argument and analysis taking place in the blogosphere,” Depke said. “A healthy democracy requires debate and a lively conversation, which is exactly what ‘The Ruckus’ will offer. We look forward to reading the opinions of our guest bloggers and the conversations they have with each other and with readers.”

The initial participants in “The Ruckus” include: John Amato, crooksandliars.com; Faye Anderson, andersonatlarge.typepad.com; Dean Barker, bluehampshire.com; Adam Fogle, palmettoscoop.com; Joe Gandelman, themoderatevoice.com; James Joyner, outsidethebeltway.com; Ed Morrissey, captainsquartersblog.com; Oliver Willis, oliverwillis.com; and Chris Woods, bleedingheartland.com.

I’m thrilled to see Joe Gandelman on that list for The Moderate Voice, and not just because he’s let me guest post there before (I know I mentioned his blog to MBA founder, Bob Cox, whom I want to thank for keeping me updated on the process; I knew this was happening a week or so ago but couldn’t write anything about it until the presser came out).

Congratulations to all the participants.

Check out the blog here.

One note, I have to write it: only one female-anchored blog? :(

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By Jill Miller Zimon at 4:20 pm December 18th, 2007 in Announcements, Blogging, Campaigning, Elections, Media, Politics, WH2008, Writing 

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