NPR: Well, hello there...

Well, hello there...

Greetings, salutations and welcome to The NPR News Blog. I'm your host, Tom Regan.

Or something like that. Actually, I anticipated something more like the stirring swell of background music you hear on NPR radio programs to announce the launch. But I'm actually quietly humming to myself while I'm writing this (Wolfmother's "Pleased to Meet You," which is a bit hard to hum, but there you go), so that will have to do.

Let's get right to the point of the exercise. This blog is about news. It might be big important news. Or it might be something that you wouldn't have considered news when you first looked at it. Basically, I'm going to blog about news from all over the place -- politics, sports, technology, science, health, entertainment, what's happening on "American Idol" ... you get my drift. My editor, Erica Ryan, and I want to make this baby as eclectic and as interesting as possible. As we noted in the FAQ, if you read the blog and go away finding something interesting and informative, but unexpected, then we've done our job.

I'm not here to tell you what to think. I'm here to give a little perspective on issues of the day from a variety of sources. You'll find lots of links in my postings to media sources and blogs that cover the political spectrum both nationally and globally. Which sounds very high-falutin', but the truth is that there is a lot of good material out there on the Internet that you might not normally have a chance to see. Perhaps I can help you find some of that mother lode.

I encourage you to comment on or write me about any posting, but read the discussion rules and FAQ first. It'll save us all some time. Interacting with the folks who visit this blog is one of the elements of my job I'm looking forward to the most.

So, to quote the Black Eyed Peas, let's get it started.

10:00 AM ET | 05- 3-2007 | permalink

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Welcome, Tom!

"You'll find lots of links in my postings to media sources and blogs..." This is essential to great blogging. The blogosphere is about conversations, and responding to other another blogger's arguments with a post of your own (with a link to the the other post, of course) makes a blog much more valuable as it enables readers to go find out more information and context.

Now, you need to convince your fellow NPR bloggers to do this more as well.

"Let's get it started!"

Sent by Steve Petersen | 9:18 AM ET | 05-04-2007

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