Adieu, Adieu, To You And You And You

Well, friends, today marks the swan song for Vox Politics as we close out our election unit until the 2010 midterms. This is our final post in this space. On December 1st, our esteemed colleague and friend Ken Rudin will pick up NPR's political blogging mantle with a daily blog version of his beloved Political Junkie column.

As I return to radio-land I offer my deepest gratitude to all of our contributors and editors, and of course to our readers and commenters as well. To all the members of the NPR election division who turn into pumpkins after today: we will miss you immensely.

-- Evie Stone

5:25 PM ET | 11-21-2008 | permalink

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We're Back Online

A million apologies for the temporary shutdown there, folks. NPR seems to be having some extremely ill-timed technical difficulties. Hopefully we're back with you for the duration.

-- Evie Stone

8:56 PM ET | 11- 4-2008 | permalink

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It Would Be, It Would Be So Nice

Barring any imminent October surprises, Vox Politics is taking Columbus Day off for a deep breath before the final madness.

We'll be back Tuesday -- have a delightful holiday weekend, merry readers!

-- Evie Stone

6:59 PM ET | 10-10-2008 | permalink

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New Commenting System In Place

Hi Folks --

NPR has implemented a new site-wide commenting system that somewhat changes the way we'll be doing business around here. Starting this morning, you'll need to register and create a profile with npr.org before posting comments. But you can now comment on every story on NPR (not just on blog posts), recommend stories to other users, and connect with NPR staff and one another through the NPR Community hub. If you're snappy or trenchant enough, your comments may even be featured on story pages. You can read more about the changes in this column by our Digital Media editorial director Dick Meyer.

There are also changes to the way the comments on all of our blogs (including this one) will be moderated. Starting today, comments will post instantly instead of requiring administrator pre-approval. They'll be automatically filtered for certain things like foul language, and we will still reserve the right to take down comments that violate our world-famous discussion guidelines. But we'll also be counting on you, our community, to flag posts that are slanderous, inappropriate, mean, etc., if you see them before we do. (I know I don't have to remind you that that does NOT mean flagging posts because you disagree with the author's politics. Our goal here is still to foster healthy debate from a range of viewpoints.) Also, under the new system, posts will only be available for comment for seven days.

Unfortunately, the system change means you won't be able to comment on old posts (i.e. everything before this one). You will still be able to read the comments that have already been published.

Questions? Check out the NPR Community FAQ.

Thanks, everyone. We are excited about this transition and we hope you'll all adjust to it without too much pain and suffering.

-- Evie Stone

9:21 AM ET | 09-29-2008 | permalink

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Roundup Returns Wednesday

Gentle Readers:

I'll be away Monday and Tuesday of next week. My able colleagues will keep you up to date on the news, but the AM Roundup will go on hiatus until I'm back from cooler climes. Have a great weekend, folks!

-- Evie Stone

7:14 PM ET | 08-15-2008 | permalink

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Apologies!

Sorry for the posting delays today, folks. NPR is having a few technical difficulties.

-- Vox Politics

12:05 PM ET | 07-29-2008 | permalink

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10:03 AM ET | 07-15-2008 | permalink

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Frequently Asked Questions

(Actually, no one has asked any of these questions. But we imagine some of you might be thinking them.)

Continue reading "Frequently Asked Questions" »

10:01 AM ET | 07-15-2008 | permalink

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Greetings

Welcome to Vox Politics, NPR's new political blog. We, your bloggers, are NPR's election unit: producers, editors and reporters who have been following the 2008 election almost to the point of dangerous fixation for the past eighteen (18!) months. This blog is the latest outlet for our reporting and analysis of the big news, curious happenings, and entertaining flaps of election season. We hope you'll read, comment, offer tips...and, you know, link to us.

-- NPR Election Unit

10:00 AM ET | 07-15-2008 | permalink

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