New York Times Blog and Conventional Wisdom

It looks like Empire Zone, the blog of the New York Times, is fully prepared to repeat the mistakes of 2004.

I'm not even sure that blog is the correct word - all comments at Empire Zone need to be approved by an administrator and may be "edited for length," a rule that makes no sense on the internet where ink is free. Lame.

Anyway, Damien Cave is mistakenly reporting that young voters are cynical to the point of being apathetic, and casting doubt on the turnout achievements that us millenials have made in 2004 and 2005.

You'd think he'd be a little more careful since the mainstream media so spectacularly botched reporting of young voter turnout in 2004.

I've left a comment on his blog. We'll see if it gets approved. And if it appears "unabridged," or if they Bowdlerize it to suit the tastes of the Times.

Go leave him a comment and help set him straight.

Update: My comment is up. (unedited), and Damien Cave emailed me to discuss the turnout/reporting issue. I'm waiting to see if he'll let me post our exchange.
Update II: I've been very reasonably asked to keep the emails private, so no posting tonight. However Damien has promised to follow up later in the week w/r/t this issue once he's actually slept for a few hours. So more on this later.