Mayoral Debate – Live blogging
08 Sep 2009
Here’s where it will begin – the television coverage of the Toledo Free Press, Fox Toledo Mayoral Debate will begin at 4:30 p.m. – the live blog portion will begin at 4:15 here.
Updated: Link to video from debate on Fox Toledo for those who missed it or wanted to view it again.
Excellent work sweetheart on the Cover It Live portion. I think you all did a great job tonight – hope to see some video footage of the debate soon because reading the live coverage was great so I can only imagine what the video would be like.
September 8th, 2009 at 7:32 pmAbsolutely….this was the first time I’ve seen anything like this and I feel I got a much better impression of the candidates.
September 8th, 2009 at 7:48 pmGood job LisaRenee. Great coverage. However, who hired kateb to be the color commentator for the game?
September 8th, 2009 at 9:31 pmKate commented just like anyone could have.
September 8th, 2009 at 9:40 pmLisa,
Was it my imagination, or were your fingers smoking during the debate?
Great Job!
I’m glad everything worked without a hitch!
September 8th, 2009 at 9:40 pmI’ll be interested in your thoughts on the debate Hooda, I was too much in the ‘zone’ to watch for actions/reactions from the audience.
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September 8th, 2009 at 9:57 pmNice job, Lisa. You looked, sounded & presented well!
September 8th, 2009 at 10:19 pmthe question becomes… where to from here? are you now “the establishment”. other media clearly treat you as one of them now. you’re reading fox viewer questions during the debate. are you media? a journalist? an editor? do you take this asset and grow it or do you pull back and maintain your original “mission”? by the way, this is not criticism but you must be facing these questions.
September 9th, 2009 at 9:55 amZimmy, I’m a local political blogger who was asked to be a part of the panel, I’ve participated in previous debates held by the Toledo Free Press, as far as being the blogger and live blogged the debates but this is the first time I was asked to be a part of the panel. We had a list of questions that were printed out for the three of us, that came from questions of our own, questions from readers of GCJ, questions from readers of the Toledo Free Press and questions from viewers of Fox Toledo, when one of us asked one of the questions, we marked it off, most of the questions could be asked to any candidate, a few were submitted directly for one candidate. I liked the question, so I asked it. Some of my questions/questions from my blog readers were asked by Laura & Michael, we did not assign any questions between the three of us. It was whichever ones from the list we wanted to ask.
I work with the traditional media, it’s been a great partnership and I will continue to do that because it benefits us both and most importantly I think it benefits my readers, but I am and will be a political blogger until such a time I decide I’ve had enough. My mission has not changed at all when you consider I’ve participated in previous debates, I appreciate the support the traditional media has given this blog and me as the blogger, my mission has been from the very beginning to not replace the traditional media but to enhance what information is available. I’ll have a similar role in the next debate that will be held after the primary and I’ll also be involved in the candidate forums that will be held at Tent City, which is also something I did last year.
September 9th, 2009 at 10:49 amIMO it is a tribute to GCJ/LisaRenee to have brought this blog to a level of stature that is respected by the media and the community. There is room at the table for all types of media that deliver unbiased information to the public. Hats off to you Madam!
(I am still lol at the thought of my having to multi task as you did last night Lisa, without having a nervous breakdown). Whoa!
September 9th, 2009 at 12:50 pmMike, I did drink a beer when I got home.
September 9th, 2009 at 3:47 pm“a” beer. That would be “one”???
Nerves of steel girl, nerves of steel.
September 9th, 2009 at 6:32 pmbobmc wrote:
I did
September 9th, 2009 at 7:36 pmthat is interesting because i have always considered you a media outlet rather than a blogger. you take press releases, you report minutes of meetings, you research/fact check, you provide a forum for others’ opinions (and thankfully you insist on civil discourse) – all things i value highly and respect how well you do – but all things i traditionally expect of journalists/media.
on the other hand, you avoid expressing opinions/commentary which, to me, seems to be the basic inherent quality of blogging.
what i consider blogs (insert two names here) get old fast and i only go to them occasionally. i consider stopping here essential to know what is going on in toledo (in the same vane as stopping by the blade or the tfp only better than either) NOT to find out what the left, the middle, or the right thinks about the facts that are reported.
either way, thanks
September 10th, 2009 at 10:17 amZimmy, thank you and I know my decision to try to keep my opinion out of a majority of the topics covered as well as putting releases up for those who send them to me no matter their political party or ideology, or on both sides of issues makes this blog a bit unusual. That is part of the reason why I think the Jungle is so popular and it is at times a challenge for me to limit my opinions/thoughts with an attempt to focus on playing devil’s advocate if needed.
It makes me a bit hard to define, but then again, that could be said when it comes to me off the blog as well.
September 10th, 2009 at 10:54 amReminds me of another journalist I admire very much, Cokie Roberts. The sign of a great journalist is not knowing where they stand on an issue, reporting without bias…something strange for Toledo but refreshing nevertheless!
September 10th, 2009 at 1:09 pm