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Fri, 22 Aug 2008 21:24:07 +0000

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Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:43:21 +0000

[...] and creative agency JESS3 for assisting C-Span to think about engaging the social media community. Susan Swain, Co-President, C-Span said: “For nearly 30 years, C-SPAN has given voice to the opinions of the American public [...]

By: Leslie Bradshaw

Leslie Bradshaw — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 02:07:18 +0000

Jacob and Brian — thanks so much for the coverage. Working with C-SPAN on this has been one of the most amazing projects in my professional career… and we have only just begun! Having the positive reinforcement from the social media community will mean a lot and also send a broader signal to other organizations to do the same.

This is one of my favorite lines — and one with which I could not agree more — “News is becoming more of a collective resource as opposed to a one-sided ‘push.’”

Let us know if you are covering the conventions at all and we will be sure to link-ya. And on Twitter, make sure to use the hashtags #RNC08 and #DNC08.

Thanks again guys

- Leslie

Community Manager, NMS
President, JESS3