Gothamist
A non-profit newsroom, powered by WNYC.
Gothamist
Listen Live
Arts & Entertainment
WNBC Greets the Bloggers
By
Jen Chung
Published Feb 2, 2007
Modified Mar 7, 2008
Share
FacebookTwitterRedditEmail
Never miss a story
Email address
By submitting your information, you're agreeing to receive communications from New York Public Radio in accordance with our Terms .
By
Jen Chung
Published Feb 2, 2007
Modified Mar 7, 2008
Share
FacebookTwitterRedditEmail
We rely on your support to make local news available to all
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2026. Donate today
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
Wednesday night, WNBC invited a bunch of bloggers to its first NYC Blogger Summit. Why? As Anil Dash put it, to "engage bloggers and encourage them to provide information and resources to the station's news-gathering efforts, in exchange for credit and exposure."
While hearing all of this was exciting and surreal and left some natural questions (see Modern Fabulousity), it was also nice to hear the word "credit" (see Gowanus Lounge) - lots of print publications are already using blogs as resources anyway. If anything, it was a formal declaration that "Hey, we read your stuff, it makes us want to be sharper, we want your perspectives" and reaffirmed that it doesn't matter what you blog about, as long as you're passionate and interested. It also reminded us of how much our own readers help us shape Gothamist, by giving us tips, ideas, photographs, feedback and more. So thank you!
Check out a list of all the other sites that were represented...or at least RSVP'd. We're just curious to see how everything evolves and glad that we got to visit the WNBC 4 news set - we totally looked for a dodgy chair! (Varsity Basketweaving had some other 30 Rock plans.)
We didn't get to chat with everyone there - not even former Parks Commissioner Henry Stern, who has the blog StarQuest - but that just reminds us - please join us for our fourth birthday with happy hour in the next week or so.
And last night, about half the bloggers said they don't watch the local news. That's understandable this day and age, but if there's one day of the year to watch WNBC, it's today: It's Groundhog Day, which means that Sue Simmons will be doing her annual impression of a groundhog.
Photograph from Triborough on Flickr; Triborough also has a very nice set of photographs from the summit
Tagged
30 rock
Anil Dash
As
blogger
bloggers
blogs
flickr
gothamist
gowanus lounge
groundhog day
happy hour
internet
local news
nyc
parks
parks commissioner
photos
rock
sue simmons
Wednesday
wnbc
Jen Chung
Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
Read more
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
MORE arts-entertainment
Inside the hidden chamber that controls Lincoln Center's magnificent fountain
Gothamist went behind the scenes to learn how the NYC landmark keeps its majestic waters flowing.
By
Sonia Rao
Published Oct 23, 2026 at 6:00 a.m. ET
In the algorithm age, NYC college radio DJs are still broadcasting the funky stuff
We dropped by WNYU to see what the next generation of radio DJs is up to. The answer is "Br00tal Beats To Study/Relax To."
By
James Ramsay
Arts & Entertainment
In the algorithm age, NYC college radio DJs are still broadcasting the funky stuff
We dropped by WNYU to see what the next generation of radio DJs is up to. The answer is "Br00tal Beats To Study/Relax To."
By
James Ramsay
A Queens prop shop shutters, bunnies find a home uptown, and more openings and closings
By
Hannah Frishberg
A new film invites you to eavesdrop on one of the greatest conversations in NYC history
By
Sonia Rao
The Knicks are NBA champions. Now they have to start dressing the part.
By
Sonia Rao
Never miss a story
Catch up on the most important headlines with a roundup of essential NYC stories, delivered to your inbox daily.
Sign upEmail address
By submitting your information, you're agreeing to receive communications from New York Public Radio in accordance with our Terms .