On Aug. 22-23, 2008, I again donned a laptop backpack and headed downtown to blog about preparations for and the day of presidential candidate Barack Obama’s visit to Springfield, where he was to announce Joe Biden as his running mate.
It was incredibly hot, and I’d say I worked about 22 hours those two days, documenting what was happening, what people were saying, tips for visitors and residents and news updates.
The result was a one-stop-shop blog where people could understand what was going on and feel like they were there, even if they couldn’t be.