.... What is your age?
It's not polite to ask adult women their age.

.... What is your occupation? Have you ever worked on a political campaign or for the mainstream media?

Criminal defense attorney. I've never worked on a political campaign. I blog daily for Denver's 5280 Magazine on local political issues. I write a weekly legal advice column for bq.. Lawyers.com. From 1995 to 2000, I regularly wrote the legislative affairs column for The Champion, the magazine of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL). I was an MSNBC Legal Analyst from 1997 to 1999, and since then, appear frequently on Fox News and MSNBC programs.

When did you start blogging and why?

I converted TalkLeft from a news site to a blog in June, 2002, so that I could more easily address the injustices of the criminal justice system and the Bush Administration.

What has been your favorite post, or favorite story to write about, in that time?

It's a tie between the detainees and Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse and the death penalty.

Describe your typical blogging schedule. And what is your average output?

I don't have a set schedule. I write 10 to 15 posts a day.

Who is your favorite political blogger? Favorite non-political blogger?

Markos of Daily Kos. I only read political and legal blogs.

Who is your favorite mainstream media columnist?

I don't have one, I prefer op-eds and editorials.

What is your favorite television news program, either network or cable?

They're all pretty much the same.

What MSM-produced websites (i.e. newspapers, magazines) do you visit on a daily basis?

New York Times, Washington Post, LA Times, Wall St. Journal, Houston Chronicle, Denver Post, Rocky Mountain News, MSNBC, CNN, Fox News.

What non-MSM websites (i.e. blogs) do you visit on a daily basis?

Atrios, Daily Kos, Instapundit, How Appealing, Altercation, Crooks and Liars. Atrios is always my first stop.

... How do you see the new media and old media affecting and influencing each other in the next five years?

They will blend. Old media will have to embrace the citizen's media to maintain profitibility. It will incorporate what reliable bloggers on both sides are saying into their political and news coverage. I think within a year or two bloggers will help shape or determine to some extent the topics covered by the MSM.