Wednesday, July 23, 2008

WELCOME TO TEAM TISH!!!

Hello. I am delighted to annnounce the return of the http://LetitiaJames.info, the website of New York City Council Member Letitia James, and our new blog "Team Tish."

Originally, we had some pretty great ideas about how we were going to utilize our website and the blog (our original staff blog can be found here: http://tishstaff.blogspot.com/). Unfortunately, the fact was that weren't exactly tech-savvy enough to maintain the site, nor was anyone able to find enough time to update the blog on a regular basis.

The entire project ended up on the back burner. After all, we've always known that one of the things that people love about Council Member James is her accessibility. People can always call our offices. We send out informative newletters (and, believe me, we go back-and-forth deciding what we have to cut for space). Almost everyone seems to be on a first-name basis with "Tish." Did we really need a website to get the word out?

The answer was "yes!" When I get to the office with my cup of coffee, the first thing I do is search the news online. For me, the internet is the fastest and most effective way of getting information. That's not to say printed media, radio, etc. aren't also useful, but usually they add more depth to issues that I was originally informed on through the power of the internet. So, in addition to the re-vamping of the website, we have a few objectives in regards to this blog:

1). We want to build a dialog with internet-based media.
2). We want to get you information that pertains to Brooklyn's 35th District as fast as possible, before the newsletter, before the mailings.
3). We want to hear what you think!

Expect more blogging on upcoming events, policy and legislation, education, community activities, Council Member James, etc. to come from myself and other members of our beloved staff. In the meantime, try not to melt in the sun.

Aja Worthy-Davis
teamtish