We have detected that your browser blocked our video player. Please enable popups and try again. Thank you. The Health Blogosphere: What It Means for Policy Debates and Journalism 7/29/2008 Kaiser Family Foundation - Washington, D.C. - Barbara Jordan Conference Center   Subscribe to kaisernetwork Podcasts   Additional Resources Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Blog Watch Full version: Video Podcast Transcript The Kaiser Family Foundation sponsors this discussion about the growing influence of blogs on health news and policy debates. Only in the past few years has the blogosphere become mainstream. In the health policy arena, we now see policymakers, journalists, researchers and interest groups utilizing this new media tool to deliver information to their audiences. The briefing will highlight how the traditional health policy world has embraced blogging and will feature a keynote address by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt, the first cabinet officer to author an official blog, followed by a moderated discussion with a variety of health policy bloggers and a media analyst.   Questions explored with the panelists include: Why do individuals and organizations blog? How does blogging impact the broader work of an organization? Are there different standards used when blogging versus other writing? Have blogs impacted the news business significantly? What kind of influence are blogs having on political and policy debates? Speakers for this session:   Moderator Vicky Rideout Vice President, Kaiser Family Foundation Director, Program for the Study of Entertainment Media and Health     Key Note Address Michael Leavitt Author, Secretary Mike Leavitt's Blog Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services     Jacob Goldstein Lead Writer Wall Street Journal's Health Blog     Michael Cannon Contributor, Cato@Liberty Director, Health Policy Studies, Cato Institute     Ezra Klein Author, Ezra Klein Associate Editor, American Prospect     John McDonough Former Contributor, A Healthy Blog Former Executive Director, Health Care for All Senior Adviser, Senator Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.)     Tom Rosenstiel Director Project for Excellence in Journalism EMAIL ALERTS Sign up for email alerts and stay informed about upcoming HealthCasts, and the latest health policy issues, news and events.   FAQs How to disable a pop-up blocker How to view a webcast How to listen to a podcast More...   CONTACT US Contact us by email with any comments, problems, suggestions. Call the kaisernetwork.org Help Desk at 202-347-5270. ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... About Us     Privacy Policy      Help      Site Map