Well friends, it’s the time of the month around here when we work on the news section. I’m doing what I always do: reading lots and lots of blogs, talking to people I know who keep their fingers on the pulse of the new media world, and fielding inquiries from PR folks with new (and not so new) things to promote.

It’s fun. I like that a part of my job is opening an RSS reader several times a day, and another part is jumping on skype or the phone to ask people questions about what they do. But I also know that I don’t hear or read everything that’s going on out there. On one or two occasions, I’ve found out about juicy stories just as we’ve closed the news section. I hate when that happens.

In the interest of making our news section better, I’m looking for a little help; a few eyes and ears in the blogging and podcasting world who are willing to drop me a line when they hear or read something that Blogger & Podcaster readers need to know. Don’t worry: you don’t need to buy a fedora or start drinking Scotch in the daytime to be a good news gatherer. (At least I hope not.)

I’m looking for news about trends, cool technology, new media events, and stories about what interesting people are doing to build their blogs or podcasts. I’m not so much interested in “hey, I just started my first blog or podcast” but rather “hey, there’s something going on with music podcasts, or political blogs.” Or maybe there’s a blogging conference in Maui. Hey, can I go to that one?

If you have news for us, send it to feedback at bloggerandpodcaster dot com. No guarantees your tip will make the magazine, but we will take a look at what you send and get in touch if it’s something cool.

Thanks to everyone who’s said such nice things about the magazine. I hope you’re enjoying reading the JUne issue as much as we did making it.

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