September 28, 2006
RALEIGH – The Triangle welcomes a new forum for news, commentary, and debate about politics and public policy. The John Locke Foundation announces today the launch of its new Triangle-specific Web site and a new blog, Right Angles.
The new site will mark its first week of use by the time the John Locke Foundation hosts one of the nation’s leading bloggers at a statewide conference in Greensboro. Scott Johnson of the nationally respected Power Line blog will deliver the keynote speech at Carolina FreedomNet 2006, scheduled Oct. 7 at the Sheraton Greensboro at the Koury Convention Center.
Right Angles offers access to news updates and political commentary. People in Raleigh, Durham, Cary, Chapel Hill, and other Triangle communities can share their own ideas through comments on the interactive blog.
“Now that the John Locke Foundation has launched Web sites and blogs covering other major sections of North Carolina, it’s time for us to turn to the hub of state government and public policy activity,” said John Hood, president of the John Locke Foundation. “We are delighted to be able to offer the Triangle a new source of information and analysis. We hope Right Angles will become a hub of principled, spirited debate about the Triangle and its future.”
Three people will be the principle bloggers on Right Angles: John Locke Foundation research editor Jon Sanders in Wake County, Carolina Journal publisher Jon Ham in Durham County, and Carolina Journal associate editor Donna Martinez in Orange County.
Right Angles joins the John Locke Foundation’s other successful blogs: The Locker Room, a staff-written forum examining a range of issues; The Meck Deck, a blog devoted to issues facing the Charlotte-Mecklenburg region; Squall Lines, which focuses on Wilmington and southeastern North Carolina; and Piedmont Publius, a Triad-based blog launched earlier this month.
Bloggers from across the state will converge in Greensboro next month for Carolina FreedomNet 2006. Johnson’s keynote speech, “The 61st Minute: Inside the Eye of Hurricane Dan,” will focus on the role his blog and others played in exposing a flawed CBS News report involving falsified National Guard documents targeting President Bush. In addition, there will be two panel discussions featuring well-known North Carolina bloggers.
Carolina FreedomNet 2006 is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 7. Contact the John Locke Foundation at 919-828-3876 or log on to johnlocke.org/events for more information.
For more information, please contact John Hood at (919) 828-3876 or [email protected]. To arrange an interview, contact Mitch Kokai at (919) 306-8736 or [email protected].