what, there's even more to the election this year?

Alan Rosenblatt and the Center for American Progress Action Fund featured an illuminating lecture Wednesday afternoon with David Perlmutter as part of their 'Internet Advocacy Roundtable.' Perlmutter was here in DC to speak about his book BlogWars, but wisely noted upfront that since the book was completed in December, just a bit has happened to advance the world of political blogs, though he feels what he wrote does remain relevent. Perhaps a recent history more than a reveal into a sea change in political communication. Perlmutter did a fine job advocating for traditional media while similarly advocating for an advanced role for citizen journalists, bloggers, and social networkers. I'll steal from Rodney King here, and similarly ask, "can't we all get along?" There's enough news and information on the campaigns, and out there generally, that there's quite enough room for all comers to the world of news and information. Hopefully all will aspire to excellence, and provide substance as well as style.