February 13, 2008

Join the Youth Media Blog-a-thon!

Posted by Jamilah King at 2:28PM

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On Wednesday, February 20th, WireTap and Youth Outlook will be teaming up to host the first Youth Media Blog-a-thon! Young bloggers from around the nation will come together to discuss the hot topic of the day: Election 2008. This will be the first in what we hope to make a monthly event of youth sharing ideas and building stronger alliances.

What's a Youth Media Blog-a-thon?

Stated pretty loosely, a blog-a-thon is an online event where bloggers discuss and react to a chosen topic. In our case, young bloggers will be giving their opinions and critiques of this year's presidential election. Again, we're planning to make this a monthly event, so be on the look out for future topics.

Why?

It's simple: We think it's crucial to build an alliance of young, progressive voices who not only put forth solid ideas, but who also want to share those ideas and build together.

Who's Involved?

We've rounded up a solid group of young artists, organizers, poets, activists, bloggers and everyday folks to join in. So far, we've confirmed young voices from:

YO! Youth Outlook Multimedia (http://www.youthoutlook.org)

WireTap Mag (http://www.wiretapmag.org)

Grits and Eggs (http://jaysplayground.blogspot.com/)

Youth Radio (http://youthradioflows.wordpress.com)

Ill-literacy (http://www.ill-literacy.com/blog/)

The Cheddar Box (http://thecheddarbox.wordpress.com/)

Youth Ministry Exchange (http://www.ymexchange.com)

Vanessa Van Petten (http://vanessavanpetten.com/)

OH DANG! (http://www.ohdangmag.com)

Boston Progress Radio (http://www.bprlive.org)

Now It's Your Turn!

We're always looking for fresh voices. You don't have to be a professional to have your ideas heard -- or read. If you have a personal blog or if you work as part of an organization, we want want to hear from you. To participate, please contact me at jamilah AT wireapmag DOT org or Neela, from Youth Outlook, at nbanerjee AT newamericamedia DOT org.