Illinois Paper: 'The BRAD BLOG - The Little Blog That Did'

[kster]

BLOGGED BY Brad Friedman ON 4/14/2008 1:08PM

Beacon News' Dan Campana Commits 4 Acts of Journalism in 2 Days...
Wow...We're blown away by this article in today's Beacon News. It begins this way:



The little blog that did
For four years, Bradblog.com has reported on voting machine problems

April 14, 2008
By Dan Campana [email protected]


If the mass media ever did its job, Brad Friedman could go back to his former life, the one before 2004 when election scandals became his full-time vocation...

We're greatly appreciative of Campana's coverage. Not only because he's very kind to us, but because --- as a total of four of his stories filed over the last two days reveal --- he has actually done what so few corporate journalists seem able to do today: Actual journalism.

Before we saw the piece mentioned above today, we had kind words about his coverage yesterday of the wholly under-reported Hart InterCivic federal fraud suit. But beyond that detailed piece, his follow-up story today and "related coverage" offered on both days has been top-notch. Here are links to each of his stories today and yesterday...

Sunday: Did your vote count?:
Unsealed federal lawsuit reignites eSlate debate
Election reform proposal stalled

Monday: Silent fight over voting machines:
Technician says lawsuit followed years of trying to get word out
The little blog that did:

For four years, Bradblog.com has reported on voting machine problems

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=5895

[GregD]

1. Congrats Brad. You deserve much credit.

Not sure how you have the strength to persevere like you do, but thank you as always bud...

[KT2000]

2. This is great!

Congrats Brad!!

[TomInTib]

3. Good for Brad! What a great guy.

I remember doing an interview with him a couple of years ago.

A really gracious and classy guy.

[Kurovski]

4. Congrats and thank you!

K&R.

[Kurovski]

5. Kick. (nt)

[lonestarnot]

6. Love that bradblog! Always diligent work I can trust.

:yourock: bradblog!

[BradBlog]

7. Thanks, kster...and all...

Really appreciate your taking the time to post that, Kster. As well as your consistently arduous efforts to keep the all-important EI issues somewhere near the spotlight they deserve.

And thanks to the others here who've offered their kind words in this thread as well.

I'll use it as fuel to get through what looks to be another tough week (month, year) :-(

Best,
Brad

[Spurt]

8. k&r