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Katie Couric Kicks Off BlogHer ‘08


I’ll be there, attending, not sleeping, on a panel (about race and gender) and who knows what else. If you’re going, please be sure to say hi – I’m 100% sure that I’m going to be totally intimidated and will shutdown entirely.  I know – hard to believe and maybe something a few people hope happens.  Self-snark.

Hmm – can’t get it to appear – no idea why. Maybe because I always write about not liking Katie?

Here’s the link if you want to go check out Katie’s welcome.

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By Jill Miller Zimon at 5:17 pm July 10th, 2008 in Announcements, Blogging, Women 

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10 Responses to “Katie Couric Kicks Off BlogHer ‘08”

  1. 1 John Ettorre on July 11th, 2008 5:56 pm

    Yuck. Why in god’s green earth would a group that wants to be taken seriously invite the puffball Katie Couric to kick things off? Jill, I wish you’d been in charge of the programming. I’m quite sure you would have done way better than her. Anyway, do enjoy the rest of the proceedings.

  2. 2 Carole Cohen on July 12th, 2008 8:26 pm

    LOL John, it’s not like she is the devil incarnate! But she is certainly not one of my favorites either. However the event sounds grand and I know Jill you will be adding a lot to the program!

    Of course I almost spit my coffee out when I read the ’self snark’ line LOLOL

  3. 3 Bad American on July 12th, 2008 9:13 pm

    I agree with John. Katie Couric? The epitome of unseriousness.

  4. 4 Jill Miller Zimon on July 13th, 2008 4:37 pm

    John – thanks for the giggle. I don’t think the BlogHer trio who founded it necessarily had a thing to do with Katie – I believe it’s a follow-up to something she did with a very specific group of female bloggers who happen to be connecting to go to BlogHer (a major road trip across the nation I think) but if it isn’t that, you know – BlogHer has more than 7 million members – and a lot of them like Katie, even if I don’t. What are ya gonna do? :)

  5. 5 Jill Miller Zimon on July 13th, 2008 4:38 pm

    Thanks, Carole. Definitely okay to spit while reading this thread. :)

  6. 6 Jill Miller Zimon on July 13th, 2008 4:39 pm

    Bad American – trust me from what I’ve read at BLogHer, all topics are treated with great seriousness – except when they are not. And there are plenty of posts and subject areas that I never read – and I’m sure the ones I read often aren’t read by many of the millions who read BlogHer.

    I’m guessing that maybe Katie just always wants to belong – so, there she is. I’ve already convinced myself that I will be the one woman out of the 1000 there who will be eating alone. :)

  7. 7 Carole Cohen on July 13th, 2008 8:38 pm

    For better or for worse, she is the only anchorwoman on the ‘big three’ networks. And she’s a Mom. So maybe they wanted free exposure or advertising. Does Greta Van Sustern have kids? LMAO

  8. 8 Jill Miller Zimon on July 13th, 2008 8:44 pm

    OMG do NOT get me started on Greta. I don’t know WHAT to think of her – or Nancy Grace. They totally freak me out. In fact, let’s go back to idolizing Suze Orman.

  9. 9 Carole Cohen on July 13th, 2008 8:47 pm

    LOLOL sorry that was a bit tongue in cheek. Nancy Grace doesn’t seem to do much except report on stalled murder cases lolol

  10. 10 Matt N. on July 14th, 2008 12:00 am

    Just think! More people will be watching this panel in person than actually watch Katie on CBS News.

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