The rise of the econ bloggers
Back in October of last year, I wrote a piece for PBS’ MediaShift arguing that econ bloggers were gaining clout and influence as a direct result of the economic crisis. Sure enough, we learned recently that 20 were invited for a personal sit-down with top officials in the treasury.
Simon, you might be interested in the post I wrote about this over on true/slant. Curious to hear your thoughts if you read it:
http://trueslant.com/paulsmalera/2009/11/16/bloggers-meet-with-geithner-treasury-notes-times-as-if-their-writers-dont/