Wrap Up from the Online News Association Conference

October 22, 2007

The BlogTalkRadio blog presents an audio and video wrap-up from the Online News Association Conference in Toronto last week.

As previously mentioned, John C. Havens broadcast live from the ONA last week, creating memorable and fascinating interviews with some of today’s top online journalists. Want to see how it’s all done and what the interviewees think of it? Watch this video where we take today’s journalists and put them under the microscope with the BTR microphone. The video report shows John with Dan Froomkin of Washingtonpost.com, J.D. Lasica of Ourmedia.org, and Beth Lawton of the Newspaper Associaton of America.

If you missed the live audio broadcasts, check out the archives especially these notable interviews:

  • Beth Lawton, Manager, Digital Media, Audience and New Business Development for the Newspaper Association of America
  • Paul Maidment, Executive Editor, Forbes / Editor, Forbes.com and Dan Bigman, Executive Editor for Forbes.com
  • Angela Morgenstern, Senior Director, PBS Interactive

My Left Wing Radio Takes First Flight

October 22, 2007

BlogTalkRadio continues to build its political channel with notable hosts and guests. Maryscott O’Connor, (MSOC, to those familiar with her) joins the political progressive today with My Left Wing Radio.

msocMSOC, author of My Left Wing, the blog self-described as “one long, sustained scream,” ventures into audio with the My Left Wing Radio show. The inaugural show airs today and runs Mondays at 4pm Eastern. The call in number is (347) 215-7634.

Maryscott O’Connor hosts a show to discuss the godawful mess of a world in which we’re living — and what, if anything, we can do about it. And she’ll probably end up talking about blogging — a lot. Call-in listeners and live bloggers at MyLeftWing.com are essential. This show is designed to be INTERACTIVE; MSOC will respond to livebloggers and callers alike; so JOIN THE PARTY, people.

Be sure to see the entire collection of notable BlogTalkRadio progressive political shows at the central hub for progressives and democrats at Heading Left.


The State of the Politics on BlogTalkRadio

October 22, 2007

Right meets Left today on the Alan Levy show. Alan gets a state of the union on politics on BlogTalkRadio with special guests Adam Lambert and Ed Morrissey.

Heading Left director Adam Lambert will step up to the plate with Political and Heading Right Director Ed Morrissey today at 2pm ET on the Alan Levy Show.

headingleftHeading Left is the central hub for Progressives and Democrats on BlogTalkRadio. This is where the best progressive thinkers, writers, pundits and characters from the online community gather to discuss current events and politics through the miracle of BlogTalkRadio.

heading_right Heading Right is the central hub for Conservatives on BlogTalkRadio. This is where the best conservative thinkers, writers, pundits and characters do the same.