Making Our Voices Heard on the Web

Stephanie Agresta and Erin Kotecki Vest discuss the impact of citizen journalism on this year's elections.

By Stephanie Agresta

Greetings from Blog World Expo, where the WE Vote 08 team got a chance to talk to bloggers from all around this country about their thoughts on the fall election, and their opinions on the importance of making their voices heard.

We caught up with former broadcast journalist and political/mommy blogger Erin Kotecki Vest who serves as Political Director and Election 08' Producer for BlogHer.com, as well as contributing regularly to the Huffington Post, MOMocrats.com and her own Queen of Spain blog.

We asked Erin, who has interviewed Barack Obama and who attended both the Democratic and Republican National Conventions about the importance of this year's elections, and why some women have not yet registered to vote.



We also asked her how  blogging and citizen journalism has affected the way women engage in political discussions. She told us
 

Because of the dynamics of the election, because of the candidates, Hillary, Barak, Palin, women who are not traditionally political bloggers are engaging, registering and discussing politics more than ever. They're doing this in their own communities on the Internet. I'm seeing women who would normally do what husbands say, vote for who their boyfriends vote for, are now doing their own thing, learning, and even becoming delegates for their candidates.

The election deadlines are looming for many states. If you follow @WEVote08 on Twitter, we'll tell you the day before each state's deadline. Or you can just look for your state on the WE Vote08 Map to find out how to register. And don't forget to add a badge to your website showing that you've pledged to vote.