AboutTheBlog…

TheBroadsheetblogwillhelpreadersandbloggersgainmoreaccessandperspec5veintoSarahPalin’sAlaska,throughthelensofwhatisbeingwri:enandtalkedaboutaroundtheshow.

Inaddi5ontopromo5ngandanalyzingthemediacoverageoftheshow,theblogwillofferstoryideas,reviews,factsandresearch,aswellascorrec5ons–asneeded.

AboutTheEditor

David(Wm.)MurraygraduatedwithdegreesinjournalismandphilosophyfromtheUniversityofMassachuse:s,wherehealsoranWMUA‐FM,studentandcommunityradio.HehasbeenworkingasafreelancejournalistinNewYorkCitysinceandrunstheblogAnUncontrollableUrge(h:p://www.anuncontrollableurge.com/),aboutcrea5vepunkmusic.

Davidbelieves“youcan’tbeamemberofthemediawithoutspendingsome5methinkingaboutthephilosophicalimplica5onsofyourownac5ons,aswellasthetrendswithinthemedialandscapeasawhole.”Ofcourse,healsolikestotakeabreakeverynowandthenfromtheseriousstuff…his(nolongersecret)goalistocreateakindofBestWeekEver‐for‐Smar=es,withahealthydoseofreaderinvolvement.

Whattoexpectfromtheblog…

‐  Whatarepeoplesaying?Broadsheetwillreviewthereviews,andothercoverageofSarahPalin’sAlaska–trackwhatpeoplearesayingabouttheshow,andpointoutwhattheymighthavemissed.

‐  Storyideas:WehaveideasaboutwhatmediashouldbetalkingaboutinregardtoSarahPalin’sAlaska–andwearen’tafraidtosharethemwiththeworld.

‐  Ombudsman:TheblogwillserveasthetrustedintermediarybetweentheSPAlaskateamandouraudience.

OtherStuff

‐ Q&A:Haveaques5onaboutourblogs–oranyotherpartofouropera5on?We’llposttheques5onsandanswersthatwegetaskedforeveryonetoenjoy.

‐ Matchmaker:Interes5nginwatchingawatchparty,talkingwithafan,orcontribu5ngtoaconversa5onabouttheshow?We’llhelpmakethenecessaryconnec5ons.

‐ Backgroundmaterials:We’llsharedetailsaboutouropera5on,postbackgroundmaterialsrelatedtoourwork,offerphotos,videoandotherassetstohelpsupportyourcoverage.Letusknowwhatwouldbehelpful.

Formoreinforma5on,contact:

Editor:DavidMurrayEmail:david@SPAlaska.comPhone:347‐325‐2233

URL:h:p://media.SPAlaska.com