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
» WSJ's Washington Wire blog posts about Netroots Nation.
» Dallas Morning News Trailblazer blog is written by Karen Brooks and she has several fun entries up starting with pics of Howard Dean's rally in Austin. Netroot Nations Meta-Swag includes a youtube clip of the goodies being handed out at the convention. They got some fun stuff.
» KEYETV, CBS station in Austin, has a piece on NN08 and blogging in general. Definitely written by a non-blogger. Two of the Texas blogs get nice nods and links in the article.
» McJoan of Daily Kos interviewed Howard Dean along with Chris Bowers and Jonathan Singer yesterday after his NN08 rally and writes about their discussion. Interesting read on upcoming strategies and past successes.
» RealClearPolitics blog notes the opening of NN08 and incorrectly quotes Howard Dean. He really said "affinity group", not "infinity group". Clean the wax out of your ears, guys.
» Blogcritic's Dave Nalle files his first spy report. As he acknowledges right off the bat, he is there undercover to see what the other side is doing. He demonstrates his complete ignorance of the left blogosphere in his description of the attendees and the dkos blogging community. Beware who you're talking to at the conference.
» Hunter at Daily Kos has posted one of his usual very thoughtful essays about NN08 and what it means. For those interested in the evolution of the political blogosphere, it's definitely grist for the thinking mill.
» ReGeneration, a green group that's working with the people from Grist on environmental issues post about their activities at NN08and what they have planned to present to the NN08 attendees.
» Molly at NARAL's Blog for Choice has a short, sweet youtube clip summing up her first day at NN08.
» Alternet highlights part of Gen. Wesley Clark's speech at NN08 -- the part where he talked about the "right wing freak show".
» The Austin Statesman reports on Howard Dean's appearance in Crawford, Texas and some of what he said at the NN08 rally yesterday afternoon.
» The Wall Street Journal has an article pointing out just how far behind the right wing blogosphere is compared to NN08 and the left wing blogosphere. Go read if you want to gloat a little.
» NYTimes The Caucus blog has a few words about NN08 including noting that "the fist-bump has become the symbol of solidarity on the Democratic side". They also posted about NN08's "opinion media" label for Fox News.
» IamTRex has a nice photo gallery blog post up.
» Kossack fbihop has a podcast and two entries with observations on his first day at NN08.
» KXAN TV in Austin reports on the arrival of the convention with a nice feature about the Burnt Orange blog.
» Dallas Morning News with a nice kickoff article from Karen Brooks on NN08 and how bloggers are operating offline.
» The Austin Statesman has 4 stories up about NN08. The first is a complete intro to NN08 and the bloggers who will be attending and what they'll be doing. The second is a story on how Netroots Nation was enticed to coming to Austin. The third is a background on how NN08 evolved from Markos' blog and the dailykos community. The fourth is an editorial that acknowledges the evolution of Netroots Nation into an influential leftwing player.
» The Hill has an informative piece on NN08 and the plans for a blog site focused on Congress and the legislative sausage-making process. "To that end, Daily Kos, the pre-eminent liberal blog, plans to start a website focused on Congress this September."
» Washington Times article and followup blog post on the start of NN08 and the faceoff between Harold Ford and Markos.