DIVERSITY AMONG BLOGGERS

Coast to Coast, a nifty podcast by Bob Ambrogi and J. Craig Williams, covers the topic of diversity among bloggers in its current edition. The hosts invited the fabulous Lisa Stone, lawyer/humorist Sean Carter, et moi to serve as guests.

It was a fascinating process to tape the show, and to be honest, I was surprised at how flat-out substantive the program was. I really didn't expect a podcast to be able to contain a nuanced debate, but it does indeed.

You might be surprised that Lisa (doyenne of law.com's Legal Blog Watch column) and I both agreed that there are plenty o' women out there in the blawgosphere -- But you probably won't be surprised that we both feel an important issue is that mainstream media tend to ignore us and focus on the white males when citing our commentaries. (Lisa points to the coverage of Harriet Mier's nomination to the Supremes.)

Sean offers some fascinating observations as an African American blawger, that resonated with all of us. He ponders why women and minorities bloggers often are told outright not to identify their blogs with their firms/companies, hence missing many opptys to promote their employers.

Anyway... check it out here.

And warm thanks to Bob, Craig, and the LegalTalkNetwork (Lu Ann Reeb and Kate Kenney) for such a kind invitation!