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December 06, 2005
TONIGHT ON EXTENSION 720
Blogs, more formally known as web-logs, are one of the innovations of the internet era that have revolutionized American media and culture. Bloggers have exposed journalistic gaffes and given us an on-the-ground perspective from such diverse locales as Iraq and the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina. Tonight we welcome three prominent Chicago bloggers (who all happen to be academics) who will discuss their forays into blogging, examine blogs as a cultural phenomenon, and relate how their blogs have influenced their life and our world. Our guests will be DAN DREZNER, professor of political science at the University of Chicago who blogs at his own website, ESZTER HARGITTAI, professor of communications at Northwestern University and one of the bloggers at Crooked Timber, and SEAN CARROLL, professor of physics at the University of Chicago and one of the founding members of the physics blog Cosmic Variance.
Posted by Ext720 at December 6, 2005 04:06 PM
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Thanks for having us, it was fun. I posted a blog entry about it with accompanying photos:
http://www.esztersblog.com/2005/12/07/bloguests/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/eszter/tags/wgn/
Posted by: eszter at December 7, 2005 11:29 AM
Milt--While it's been a long time since I've been a guest on your program, I have never lost interest in it. So, I was fascinated Tuesday night to hear the discussion on Blogs. While I haven't "blogged" yet (is that a real verb yet?), I have been fascinated by their role in society. Thus I knew I was in for an interesting evening--and wasn't disappointed. In a sense, I'm not too far removed from things like blogs. I began to work last summer for a company that supports electronic health records. Seems that I have a good deal of knowledge about the system developed and used within the VA's hospital system--VistA. So, I've moved somewhat from psychology to IT. It's been quite interesting.
I sincerely hope you have an enjoyable holiday season and a happy new year. And keep up the great work!
Hugh
Posted by: Hugh Creedon, Ph.D. at December 8, 2005 03:20 PM