My network news debut — mark two

My media whoring continues. Tune in to NBC Nightly News tomorrow (Friday) to see me on network television. Again, possibility this will fall through. [More on outsourcing, huh?–ed. Nope — this appearance has nothing to do with outsourcing. You’re gonna have to watch to find out.] UPDATE: Well, they apparently used it (What, you didn’t ...

By , a professor of international politics at the Fletcher School at Tufts University and the author of The Ideas Industry.

My media whoring continues. Tune in to NBC Nightly News tomorrow (Friday) to see me on network television. Again, possibility this will fall through. [More on outsourcing, huh?--ed. Nope -- this appearance has nothing to do with outsourcing. You're gonna have to watch to find out.] UPDATE: Well, they apparently used it (What, you didn't see it? Don't give us that false modesty BS!--ed. No, I haven't seen it because I'm in Hamburg, Germany for a conference). And to answer a commenter question, yes, they found me via the blog. An NBC researcher told me as much. I can actually make a valid claim to expertise here, since I've read all the collections and been reading the strip on and off since 1980.

My media whoring continues. Tune in to NBC Nightly News tomorrow (Friday) to see me on network television. Again, possibility this will fall through. [More on outsourcing, huh?–ed. Nope — this appearance has nothing to do with outsourcing. You’re gonna have to watch to find out.] UPDATE: Well, they apparently used it (What, you didn’t see it? Don’t give us that false modesty BS!–ed. No, I haven’t seen it because I’m in Hamburg, Germany for a conference). And to answer a commenter question, yes, they found me via the blog. An NBC researcher told me as much. I can actually make a valid claim to expertise here, since I’ve read all the collections and been reading the strip on and off since 1980.

Daniel W. Drezner is a professor of international politics at the Fletcher School at Tufts University and the author of The Ideas Industry. Twitter: @dandrezner

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