DISQUS

JessieX · 1 year ago

Great wrap-up, Nick. And I'm glad to discover (confirm) that, as a blogger, I'm on the winning team. I'm quite a fan of Dan's, I know him personally and know that his heart really is in what he does. His advocacy for adapting and changing old media in the face of new media is something he lives and breathes.

Here's my beef. The Washington Post completely missed a PR and community-building opportunity at Blog Potomac. Dan was sent as an individual, a speaker. There should have been at least one other WaPo person in the audience, listening, taking notes ... milling around with the other conference attendees.

I believe we're in the early stages of an era marked by discovery, experimentation and collaboration. The WaPo, in not having other staff there to populate the conference, missed an opportunity to underscore their commitment to that discovery, experimentation and collaboration.

That's my two yuan.

Nick O'Neill · 1 year ago

Hey Jessie,

There was at least one other person walking around but she was in the back of the room.

Best,
Nick

Kevin · 1 year ago

Blogs may be the winner in online traffic -- but online newspapers will still reign supreme for unbiased, objective reportage.

Dan Beyers · 1 year ago

If I left the impression that somehow my daily routine ends at 5p, my bad. I only wish that was the case. My daily newspaper routine, i.e. editing the next day's stories, does not properly BEGIN until 5 p.m.

And Nick knows we had a WaPo reporter there because he was sitting in the back of the room with us -- right next to JessieX!

Nick O'Neill · 1 year ago

Dan,

Thanks for commenting. I must have misinterpreted your comment last week. Sorry about that!

Best,
Nick