Saturday, May 07, 2005

The answer we sought at the Respectful Disagreement session was yes and no. Most red state and blue state people can get along, even like each other, were it not for a very small number of people who won't let the conversation take place. Five people dominated, if they hadn't, I think we would have found lots of shared values. As it was, we found a few. But it was a hostile exchange, lots of the usual mindless crap you get on political TV shows. A lot was learned. We're going to have to work hard if we want to work together. 

Today's podcast discussion at a Nashville restaurant with Hoder and Brendan Greeley about podcasting, context, making money, including a run-in with a Channel 2 camera crew. An interesting discussion. 

Staci Kramer gave a speech at the Global Voices session. 

Rebecca just asked me if I "blogged that fact." No I haven't. I wll now. Aaron Brown was the last bastion of news on CNN. Last week he dedicated a whole show to The Runaway Bride story. That was the last straw. I don't watch CNN anymore. There is no more news on TV. That's the fact that RMac wanted me to blog. Check.  

Rebecca MacKinnon is leading the Global Voices session. 

Three-D walkthrough movie of RMac introducing the GV discussion. 

Photos from the Journalism session at BlogNashville. 

John Jay Hooker gave a brief talk during the Journalism session. 

My morning walk took me through Nashville's Music Row, which is (I guess) the headquarters of the country music industry. They're mostly small, nicely remodeled houses. The weather couldn't have been better. A little chill, bright blue sky and since it was early on a weekend morning, I had the streets to myself. Of course I brought the Archos with me and listened to the recent Engadget interview with Bill Gates. Highly recommended. Gates should do a regular podcast, he's good. I'd love to interview him about Scoble and blogging, and a bit of RSS, and talk about the media industry and technology. The Engadget interview was good for the hardware and how they're marketing it. Also caught the beginning of the TechNation interview of John Markoff. More on that later. 

Human Rights Watch feeds.  

Also: You can become a blogger for human rights. 

According to I Love Radio, Chris Lydon's new "Open Source" show on WGBH-FM in Boston (syndicated by PRI) will air on May 30 for an hour at 7PM and every Monday through Thursday thereafter. Congrats to Chris and Mary. I am honored to be a guest on the inaugural show.  

NY Times: "A federal appeals court handed a major setback to Hollywood and the television networks on Friday when it struck down an antipiracy regulation requiring computer and television makers to use new technology that would make it difficult for consumers to copy and distribute digital programs."