We’ve invited our first panelist for the Journalism Versus/Heart Blogging panel. Tim Overdiek will be one of the professionals who will touch this interesting subject.

Overdiek believes that journalists without a blog don’t have a future. That’s quite a statement, coming from a respectable journalist as he is. He currently occupies the position of Deputy Editor in Chief of the Dutch national public broadcasting news outlet.

His first claim to fame was his much applauded reporting about 9/11 from Washington. After the prestigious job of U.S. correspondent, Overdiek ran an one-man multimedia circus from London. He reported for radio, television, and.., a blog.

Now he continues his blogging quest as the Deputy Editor in Chief at NOS News. This asks for a completely different approach. We’re looking forward to hear his tactics and views during the Journalism Versus/Heart Blogging panel.

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