A ‘Groundbreaking’ Chat About Afghanistan
July 10, 2007, 9:41pm
It’s not often that journalists get to interview the ambassador of Afghanistan; it’s even less often that bloggers do. But Ed Morrissey, the political director of BlogTalkRadio and blogger at Captain’s Quarters, earned that privilege yesterday.
Here’s what Morrisey had to say about his interview with Ambassador Said T. Jawad:
The most groundbreaking aspect of the interview, I believe, is how the questions came to the ambassador in the first place. Readers of this blog asked the questions in the comments section, and I selected the most germane and posed them to the ambassador. His staff reviewed that thread and spoke about how impressed they were with the variety and depth of the questions.
… I think that’s a remarkable process, one which seems very unique, and one which I will employ in the future. In my opinion, it brings the subject and the audience into a much closer relationship; it gives everyone a larger stake in the process and the product.
Categories: Podcast of the Week, Foreign Affairs
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July 12th, 2007 at 10:09 pm
For anyone who’s interested hearing more from Amb. Jawad, he spoke at a New America Foundation event in June. Video and MP3 available at 7www.newamerica.net/events/2007…