Molly Wood, political correspondent!
So, since CBS went and bought us, certain things are a little bit different. For example, I get to be Katie Couric’s Internet correspondent! Here’s the deal.
CNET is providing the video player for these live webcasts immediately after the debates (we did the same thing for the conventions) at the CBS News site. And for the VP debate webcast tomorrow (and maybe the future ones, depending on how I perform), I’ll do a little chit-chat with Katie to talk about the reaction to the debate on political blogs, Twitter, the Technorati election site, and so on. Tune in! The Webcast starts at 8 p.m. Pacific, right after the debate ends, and goes for about 30 minutes (I’m not sure what time I’ll be on, but I’ll Twitter it before I go on).
If you’ve got suggestions for sites I should be sure to monitor, let me know, and let me know how I do! I’m pretty excited, and it’s funny to end up back in the “actual news” after leaving it behind for tech so many years ago.
Congrats! Now you can be the queen of Internet journalism AND gain some legitimate mainstream fame! Rock on.
Hi, Molly,
That sounds really cool: I may have to stay up (East Coast) and tune in.
During the last debate, I watched the first twenty minutes or so on Current.com’s Hack the Debate page. They took tweets with the “#current” hash and overlaid them over the video of the debate so you could what folks were saying about the debate and the candidates as it went on.
They’re doing it again for tonight’s debate; here’s the URL: http://current.com/topics/88834922_hack_the_debate
–Brian
Site suggestions:
http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2008/10/chat_live_during_palinbiden_vi.html
http://wire.factcheck.org/
http://www.debatetherace08.com
http://www.mercurynews.com/presidentelect/ci_10600503
http://www.youdecide2008.com/
…Of course, if I was all caught up on my BOL podcasts, I’d have known you knew all about Current.com from Veronica. Oh, well.
–Brian
Great job on CBS tonight even though I thought your segment was too short. Tell the people at CBS to expect more “technical difficulties” unless they give you more air time.
Proof that Molly was on:
http://img229.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mollywoodgw4.png
well done! We all heard you BTW. Cute shirt, too.
Just saw your segment and thought you did an awesome job even though Katie interrupted you a couple of times. I hope you get another segment soon!
Great job Molly! I’m sure you’ll be back to lend your expertise to the webcast.
Speaking of which, I thought was really good programming. The fact that the talent wasn’t “at attention”, made them all seem a lot more human than we’re use to seeing them. You, of course were your usual relaxed, (except when ranting) self. Then again, you’re the pro at this podcasting/webcasting stuff. See ya on the next Debate Webcast!!
How do you think you went Molly? I’m Australian, I didn’t see you, but what is your opinion? Do you think you’ll be doing it again?
Molly, you did well. Still I hated how Ms. know it all Katie interrupted you and thought what people were twittering was stupid. And yes, it was. But I thought she was quite mean with you as if it was your fault.
Love the blog.