Bloggers At CPAC Make The News In Japan

By: Susan Beach

As I type my first story into my laptop to report on the morning speeches Saturday at CPAC, a Japanese television photographer zooms in on me. He is kneeling on the carpet two feet from me in the bustling exhibit room of the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C.


In broken English he says I will be on NHK, a Japanese television network two days from now on Monday. The three-member news crew from Japan then moved down the long table turning the big camera light on other journalists.

Five writers tap away on laptops on the Bloggers’ Corner table sponsored by TCSDaily.com. The row of four long tables in front of red, white and blue curtains is in the heart of the many booths in the exhibit hall.

The booth facing bloggers’ row has a huge jar of chocolate kisses on the table and rubber pigs with the slogan “Stop the Pork.” Reporters occasionally grab a handful of chocolates.

Photo: Susan Beach

Photo Caption: A Japanese camera crew records bloggers at the CPAC conference. A crew member said the footage will air in Japan on Monday.