A new Pew Research Center Report on their biennial news consumption survey (pdf), conducted in primarily in May 2008, found "four distinct segments in today's news audience: Integrators, who comprise 23% of the public; the less populous Net-Newsers (13%); Traditionalists -- the oldest (median age: 52) and largest news segment (46% of the public); and the Disengaged (14%) who stand out for their low levels of interest in the news and news consumption."

I've been blogging about the Georgia - Russia conflict as have many others.  This post was written with the background of these others posted at Reality Window in mind.  

Messing with history in Georgia, South Ossetia, Abkhazia and Russia

Another 'Must Read' about Georgia-Russia conflict from The Belgravia Dispatch

The Georgia-Russia conflict from other POVs

Georgia-Russia Redux

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Steve Clemons of the Washington Note invited Dmitri Simes, president of The Nixon Center,  to do a guest post.  

Here's another roundup of Netroot Nation 2008 coverage in the media and on the blogs.  There will be a special Daily Kos edition soon along with a final roundup edition when I can get them pulled together.  

Check out the previous NN08 roundups:     #1      #2

Crossposted at Reality Window

I'm always curious about how events like NN08 are covered so I poke around to see who's saying what.  I thought I'd pass along some of the more interesting bits I've found. It's not an exhaustive list.  Please feel free to add your finds in the comments.  

So, here's a round up of news and blog coverage of Netroots Nation through about 2pm EST on Saturday.  Check out the links including lots of video links below the fold.

Here's yesterday's edition.

Cross-posted at Reality Window

YearlyKos 2007 in Chicago was a terrific time.  I couldn't make Netroots Nation 2008 in Austin so I thought I'd try to collect some of the coverage of NN08 in the media and blogs. Check out the links below the fold.

I do want to point out that there's one right-wing type roaming the halls of NN08 attempting to pretend he's a liberal and then going home to blog about it. There may be more. NN08 attendees - be careful what you say to who.

Cross-posted at Reality Window

Cross-posted at Reality Window

MsJoanne posted an item at TPMCafe which pointed to a longer post that she'd done at the zoo about a new book written by Rick Shenkman: How Ignorant Are We? The Voters Choose... but on the Basis of What? Mr. Shenkman is an associate professor of history at George Mason University and the founder and editor of GMU's History News Network website.  

MsJoanne excerpted a few stats I think we all should know about.  

Cross-posted at Reality Window.


Thomas Nephew at newsrackblog attended a Human Rights First session the other day  which he described as follows:

Human Rights First has brought together about twenty pros with significant interrogation experience this week to lobby Congress and the presidential campaigns, and to speak to the public about what works and what doesn't when it comes to gaining credible intelligence -- as opposed to unreliable information -- from interrogations.

Cross-posted with permission from KerryVision

 
C-SPAN

If you liked 'em before, you'll really love 'em now.

 
It's BEAUTIFUL!

For those interested in advocating on the need for increased resources for our VA system, the Charlotte Observer published the results of their analysis of a couple internal VA reports on the timeliness of care being offered to Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans on 10-21-2007.

Details below the fold...

Want to know what desperation looks like?

Here's what Bill Frist and Ken Mehlman sent out yesterday in a desperation email fundraiser. They're scared to death that John Kerry and Ted Kennedy ponied up to elect Democrats.

Let's see their $2 million, and raise them.

Have you got your checkbook out yet? Go to ActBlue.com here, here or here and make sure that our Democratic candidates don't miss this "critical opportunity...to reverse the Bush Administration."  

And get ready to vote for "3 at the Buzzer" starting at 7 am eastern, Wednesday on www.johnkerry.com to really scare the Republicans.

Cross-posted at the www.johnkerry.com blog

Disclosure:  After being a supporter and volunteer for John Kerry, I now work with Friends of John Kerry PAC.