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DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:On Tuesday, July 29, the Kaiser Famil=
y Foundation is sponsoring a discussion about the growing influence of blog=
s on health news and policy debates.  Only in the past few years has the bl=
ogosphere become mainstream.  In the health policy arena, we now see policy=
makers, journalists, researchers and interest groups utilizing this new med=
ia tool to deliver information to their audiences.  =0D=0A=0D=0AThe briefin=
g will highlight how the traditional health policy world has embraced blogg=
ing and will feature a keynote address by U.S. Department of Health and Hum=
an Services Secretary Michael Leavitt, the first cabinet officer to author =
an official blog, followed by a moderated discussion with a variety of heal=
th policy bloggers and a media analyst.  Questions to be explored with the =
panelists include:  Why do individuals and organizations blog?  How does bl=
ogging impact the broader work of an organization?  Are there different sta=
ndards used when blogging versus other writing?  Have blogs impacted the ne=
ws business significantly?  What kind of influence are blogs having on poli=
tical and policy debates?=0D=0A=0D=0AWelcome and Introduction=0D=0A=0D=0A	D=
rew Altman, President and Chief Executive Officer,=0D=0A       	Kaiser Fami=
ly Foundation=0D=0A			=0D=0AKeynote Address=0D=0A=0D=0A       The Honorable=
 Michael O. Leavitt  =0D=0A       Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and =
Human Services=0D=0A       =0D=0APanel Discussion=0D=0A=0D=0A	Vicky Rideout=
 (moderator)=0D=0A       	Vice President, Kaiser Family Foundation and =0D=
=0A       	Director, Kaiser Forum on Health Journalism and the News Busines=
s=0D=0A       =0D=0A	Jacob Goldstein, Wall Street Journal =0D=0A=0D=0A	Mich=
ael Cannon, Cato Institute=0D=0A=0D=0A	Ezra Klein, American Prospect Magazi=
ne=0D=0A=0D=0A	John McDonough, U.S. Senate Committee on HELP and formerly o=
f Health Care for All in Massachusetts=0D=0A=0D=0A	Tom Rosenstiel, Center f=
or Excellence in Journalism=0D=0A=0D=0AWHEN: Tuesday, July 29, lunch served=
 at 12:30 p.m. and program begins at 1:00 p.m.  =0D=0AAdd this event to you=
r Outlook Calendar (Please note that all times are ET). =0D=0A=0D=0AWHERE: =
Barabara Jordan Conference Center, 1330 G Street, NW, Washington, DC.  For =
those who cannot attend, the event will be webcast live at http://www.kaise=
rnetwork.org/health_cast/hcast_index.cfm?display=3Ddetail&hc=3D2847.=0D=0A=
=0D=0ARSVP:  If you plan to attend the event, please send your name and aff=
iliation to rsvp@kff.org.=0D=0A
SUMMARY;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:The Health Blogosphere: What It Means for=
 Policy Debates and Journalism
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