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Sat Nov 21, 2009 at 12:51:09 PM CST
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Tim Walz addresses the Netroots MN. Tweet hash tag is #nmn09walz
TW: Thanks for coming, this matters.
Talking about how everyone thought MN-01 was unwinningable, but he never thought so. His campaign was really tech-savvy. Mentioned Sally Jo Sorenson's research work at Bluestem prairie during his race.
Public option was easiest vote he's ever taken in Congress.
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Sat Nov 21, 2009 at 11:55:13 AM CST
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The Netroots Minnesota gubernatorial forum was a highlight of the Friday schedule, but I had to head home almost immediately afterward and was thus unable to write up any impressions after the fact. So, here they are, powered by the Caribou Coffee around the corner from the Hilton:
I thought the format was interesting -- it was good to see that social media tools were being used to build the question stack. There was some grumbling about the questions being the same as questions asked at any other forum, but I think the way in which the questions were asked was important as well. It was not quite the YouTube debates of 2008, but as a lo-fi successor, it fit the bill well.
With so many candidates (all but Tom Bakk) on stage, it was important for candidates to make a strong impression in very short bursts. Still, within those windows, the candidates were themselves: Steve Kelley showed his policy wonkiness, Mark Dayton was forceful but occasionally mumbled when transitioning between thoughts, R.T. Rybak focused on his work in the community and on engaging individuals to make change (see Obama, Barack).
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Fri Nov 20, 2009 at 20:02:25 PM CST
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Forums and debates with 9 candidates are always difficult. Too few questions and I usually forget the question by the time the last candidates are answering.
But the Governor's debate at the Netroots Nation had nine of the ten candidates present. Tom Bakk didn't show. We'll get the closing statement up as their own post at some point.
I'll post some more after I get something to eat. In the meantime ...
What do you think?
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Fri Nov 20, 2009 at 18:12:03 PM CST
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The Netroots Minnesota gubernatorial forum is starting now: Watch live right now.
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Fri Nov 20, 2009 at 15:36:31 PM CST
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Right now, we're streaming live from a panel discussion on "Turning old fashioned earned media into new media success" with Donald McFarland and Kelly Schwinghammer -- check it out!
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Fri Nov 20, 2009 at 13:13:54 PM CST
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Check out our live feed here.
Chris Coleman is speaking right now, and the first round of panels will follow him. If you're here, drop in and use this post as an open thread for what you're seeing and hearing.
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Fri Nov 20, 2009 at 11:40:52 AM CST
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I've arrived at Netroots Minnesota, albeit a little early to get MPP's exhibitor table set up. We won't have as many handouts, flyers, and other swag as other exhibitors, but we will be using our table as a home base for blogging, hopefully some live interviews, and maybe a snack or two along the way.
Speaking of which....hmm, snacks...
Anyway, here's a shot of the full agenda.
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Fri Nov 20, 2009 at 10:00:00 AM CST
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It's flattering to know the right wing is so interested in what's going on in St. Paul today and tomorrow -- but tell you what, don't take their word for it, and don't take mine either. Drop by, register, and attend some of the panels and discussions. Should be a great time, and plenty of great information to gather and people to meet, if you're open to that sort of thing.
Alternately, you can keep track of things right here on MPP -- if all goes according to the technological plan, we should have some live streaming video from the weekend's events, plenty of photos, maybe an interview or three.
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Thu Nov 19, 2009 at 08:07:43 AM CST
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This weekend, you'll catch me on two panels -- on Friday, I'll be appearing with Mike McIntee at 2:15 to discuss Citizen Journalism 101, in which I'm sure Mike will be the smarter and more poignant of the two panelists. On Saturday at 10:15 I'll be sitting down with Blois Olson and Jeremy Hanson for a panel entitled "Getting Ahead of the Media Cycle" in which we'll discuss the new dynamics in trying to drive stories, news, and memes in a 24/7 new media cycle.
I thought I'd post some thoughts on that Getting Ahead panel for you to chew on ahead of time...
If the old media cycle is a loop -- from story pitch/investigation to writing to publication to the reader base knowing to follow-on and back to the start -- then the new media cycle is a tangled morass of pathways to wide distribution. Go top-down and pitch to the networks/local news channels/MPR? Go bottom-up and try to break through the noise on the Internet? Use social networks to spread the word? What's the best, most efficient way to highlight any given piece of news?
Blois and Jeremy are both professionals on the "push" side of the equation -- they're trying to focus news media attention on a piece of information about their client/boss that they want people to know. My position is a bit different -- I'm sort of the middle-man, whose job it is to figure out what's important and worth knowing for my little corner of the blogosphere.
At the same time, I have a vested interest in increasing the readership of my site, which means my site can become a better resource for both producers and consumers of the information we're publishing. Which tools most efficiently bring that goal about -- are RSS feeds and aggregators like LeftyBlogs so 2002, or are they still effective? How will new tools like Google Wave affect this whole tangled process (if at all)?
I'll have a bit more detail for both panels at the panels themselves -- if you're interested, I hope to see you there!
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Wed Oct 28, 2009 at 10:36:19 AM CDT
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The agenda for Netroots Minnesota is coming together fast and furious -- have a peek here. You'll note that yours truly will be doing a panel with the Uptake's Mike McIntee on Citizen Journalism on Friday (Nov. 20) -- hope to see you there. In the meantime, we're fleshing out more panels and trainings as quickly as we can -- make sure you're registered for the event and make sure you're there -- you won't want to miss it.
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Wed Oct 14, 2009 at 08:03:15 AM CDT
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If you had a chance to trek to Pittsburgh this year, Austin last year, or Chicago the year before that for YearlyKos/Netroots Nation, you're in for a treat: Netroots Minnesota is coming soon!
The event will be held November 20th and 21st at the Hilton Garden Inn in St. Paul -- I expect to see plenty of members of the MPP community in attendance. I'm working with Alliance for a Better Minnesota, SEIU, the UpTake, and several other great progressive advocacy organizations on panels and trainings, and we're doing our best to make it an educational, empowering, and altogether fantastic event.
So get over to the website, register (it's not free, but it's not a wallet-crusher either), and suggest some panels and ideas. We'll post more information and details as we finalize them.
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