March 19, 2010

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Liveblogger Considers Day of Decision

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I've never lived anywhere that wasn't ultra-ultra-liberal: around half of the teachers at my notoriously tolerant, pseudo-hippie private high school in Los Angeles were gay,...

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Thanks for writing this. After being there yesterday and participating in the peaceful and uplifting environment, then coming home to watch NBC's ridiculously overdramatic piece last night, I was ready to bust a pencil in half or something.

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great post, thanks

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this is a great post. the liveblogging format works really well for the content. it unabashedly gives the personal opinions of the journalist in a way that does not intrude on giving the reader an objective account of what happened at the protest. the liveblogging, as one persons experience - both recording and participating, becomes part of the news itself. in this way, the piece allows the reader to understand not just the who what why but can justifiably report the feelings participants took away from the protests - the meaning they will take home and share with their families and networks

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