Perdue campaign’s plight, wind power workshop help JLF experts earn airtime

The indictment this week of three people associated with Gov. Beverly Perdue’s 2008 election campaign led media outlets to seek expert analysis from Carolina Journal Executive Editor Don Carrington, who broke news about irregularities in the Perdue campaign more than a year ago. WTVD Television and WTIB Radio interviewed Carrington. He also appears this weekend on News 14 Carolina’s “Political Connections” and on the Curtis Media Group’s “People In Politics.” N.C. Senate Republicans publicized Carrington’s article about the indictments. The Senate GOP also promoted a news release about next week’s John Locke Foundation wind power workshops in Wilmington and Morehead City. Those same workshops led WPTF Radio’s Bill LuMaye and WTKF Radio’s Lockwood Phillips to interview workshop panelist Daren Bakst, JLF Director of Legal and Regulatory Studies. The Jacksonville Daily News, Beaufort Observer, and The New American all publicized the workshops. Vice President for Outreach Becki Gray returns to the N.C. Spin panel this weekend to discuss the Perdue campaign’s plight and this week’s legislative session. Gray offered WTSB Radio listeners a Monday preview of the week’s state government news, and she’ll offer a recap of top developments later today. Gray also spoke this week to the Chatham County Republican Club. In other television news, News 14 Carolina interviewed Meck Deck blogger Michael Lowrey about American Airlines‘ bankruptcy filing. WTVD Television asked JLF Director of Communications Mitch Kokai about the legislature’s latest “mini-session,” while WNCN Television sought Kokai’s input about Black Friday economics. Kokai discussed Perdue and other top state government news during his latest appearance with Curtis Wright on WAAV/WFNC Radio’s morning program.