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February 14, 2007BELTWAY BLOGROLL
Speaker Pelosi Launches Blog
The office of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has a new blog called The Gavel. The first entry dates back to Feb. 6, but the site did not officially launch until today.
Pelosi, D-Calif., explained the purpose of the blog in a video, noting that it launched just in time for this week's debate about whether to send more U.S. troops to Iraq. The Gavel will provide an unprecedented forum, in real time, about how the people's house is conducting the people's business," she said, noting that Democrats "are restoring long overdue oversight, accountability and transparency to our government."
Here's the video:
Although Pelosi has blogging experience as a guest at group blogs like The Huffington Post, her staff is generating the content at The Gavel. The bloggers include Jesse Lee, who used to blog at The Stakeholder, the blog of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.
Another House Democrat, Hank Johnson of Georgia, also unveiled a blog this week. He appears to be posting the entries himself. "Readers should anticipate legislative announcements, video entries, posts from the floor of the House, and participation in the blogosphere's larger conversation," according to a press release.
On the lobbying front, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has a new blogged called Fight The Fakes that is dedicated to discussing the economic effects of counterfeiting and piracy.
The blog will include updates about counterfeiting and piracy stories, developments about seizures and prosecutions, and other news. It also will feature guest writers and podcasts from industry, the Coalition Against Counterfeiting and Piracy, intellectual property experts, and chamber staff as they travel to problem countries like Brazil, China, India and Russia.
Posted by Danny | 05:26 PM
