At the outset

It doesn't seem possible that the Democratic National Convention is just over a month away. I'm already getting jittery.

It's not like I've never been to Colorado. I mean, I grew up there. I fell in love with newspapers there (and those mountains and I, we've always sort of gotten along nicely).

But there will be people — loads and loads of them — and media like I've probably never seen. Everyone will be scrambling to talk to the politicians and to get into all of the cool, exclusive gigs.

How do you compete with that? My guess is that you give it all you've got and pray that things fall into place. I'm confident that it's going to be an awesome experience.

Now, I need your questions — what stories aren't you seeing that you'd like more information on? With whom should I try to land interviews? And what questions do you have about how this whole convention thing works? Got any tips for a wet-behind-the-ears journalist?

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