Will blogs at Attytood and writes for the Philadelphia Inquirer. He and Susie will talk about developing news stories. 9pm EST, 6pm Pacific. Call 646-200-3440 with questions and comments. Listen here live or later.
Category: Blogosphere
Where’d everyone go?
My statistics show that almost half of SG readers are gone in the past three weeks. I don’t know if it’s just me, or other bloggers. Anyone have an idea?
Oh come on
As if there’s any doubt that they’re going to fall in line for Mittens. If there’s one thing you can say for Republicans, they stick together. So while their egos may need stroking, there’s no real danger of an uprising against him – no matter what. Instead, they’ll stick to little projects like this, where they can cultivate the appearance of making Mittens bend to their will, real or not.
Tonight
Virtually Speaking Science | Wednesday May 2 | 9pm eastern | 6pm pacific –
Two of the biggest astronomical events of the year – May 20’s annular solar eclipse and June 5’s transit of Venus – are just around the corner. What’s the big deal, and how can you get in on the action?
Paul Doherty (a.k.a. Patio Plasma), senior scientist at San Francisco’s Exploratorium chats with MSNBC science editor Alan Boyle about; eclipse/transit angles; how and where to see this month’s eclipse and next month’s once-in-a-lifetime transit safely; and Explo activities and events and using virtual worlds – particularly Second Life – for outreach/education/science experiences. Follow @b0yle @exploratorium Read Alan’s show notes. Listen live & Later.
Digitally present studio audience — courtesy of MICA — here: http://slurl.com/secondlife/
Win a scholarship to Netroots Nation
I love Netroots Nation. It’s hard to be depressed when you’re around so many bright, passionate people who are working so hard to make our country better, and it’s always fun to meet people face to face when you only know their online personas. So I’m happy to tell you about this great opportunity to win a NN scholarship:
Want an opportunity to win a scholarship for Netroots Nation 2012, the country’s biggest gathering of progressive activists?
Netroots Nation is teaming up with Rally.org for the first-ever Raise the Future contest, which invites people from around the country to fundraise for progressive causes for the chance to win an all-access pass to Netroots Nation this June in Providence. Ten winners will receive an all-access pass to the conference, hotel accommodations and invitations to VIP events (a $1200 value).
Sign up at rally.org/raisethefuture.
It’s easy to participate: just recruit the most donors for one of the six featured causes—or choose one of your own—using the Rally.org fundraising platform. This contest is unique because it’s not about how much money you raise, but the number of donors you engage.
The featured causes include Elizabeth Warren for Massachusetts, National Wildlife Federation Action Fund, NARAL Pro-Choice America, Washington United for Marriage, Truman National Security Project and New Leaders Council.
There’s still plenty of time to sign up (and win!). The contest runs through May 15, with finalists announced May 17th.
It takes less than four minutes to get started. Sign up at rally.org/raisethefuture.
Where is everybody?
Not much blog reading going on here today!
Virtually Speaking Sunday
6pm Pacific/9pm Eastern: From the VSS Media Panel: Marcy Wheeler & Culture of Truth exchange views, commenting on the corporate media’s Sunday morning talk shows and their own observations from the past week. Listen live and later.
Virtually Speaking tonight
Jay Ackroyd talks with Ilya Sheyman about his primary battle in Illinois’ 10th Congressional district.
9pm Eastern. Listen here
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Tonight
Virtually Speaking | April 24 | 9pm eastern | Susie Madrak and Culture of Truth. Tune in to find out what’s on their minds. Listen live and later here