There is an interesting media conference this Saturday, May 21, in Bellingham, that is oriented towards independent and grassroots efforts. This includes blogs, public TV and radio, small newspapers, etc. Full schedule and info is posted at http://whatcompjc.org/mediaconf/ While this event has a fairly liberal bent, independent media should be of interest to conservatives as well. I have been invited to moderate the afternoon blogging panel and look forward to a good presentation with the six other political blog editors on the panel.