Each year, the annual Netroots Nation convention draws 250 reporters representing 200 media outlets, including CNN, C-SPAN, PBS, the NBC and ABC national and regional affilliates, NPR, Associated Press, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, and Le Monde.

According to The New York Times, Netroots Nation is "becoming as much a part of the Democratic political circuit as the Iowa State Fair."

On President Bill Clinton's speech at Netroots Nation 2009:

"The former President heralded attendees for elevating "public discourse" and pushing their agenda with transparency and partisan vigor.

On Al Gore's surprise appearance at the 2008 gathering in Austin:

'I need your help,' Mr. Gore said, a plea that bloggers heard repeatedly throughout their conference ... as speaker after speaker for various causes took note of their increasing influence within society.

From a pre-convention story on the 2007 convention in Chicago:
Anyone who doubts blogger clout should consider this: seven presidential candidates, the two top congressional leaders and the Democratic Party's chairman will all stop by to pay their respects.

Subsequent coverage called out the emergence of the Netroots in current political discourse ("Liberal bloggers can count the ways they are making their presence felt in the presidential race." –AP) and beyond 2008 ("The Netroots appear to be here to stay. Much of the debate at this year's conference is aimed not at defining who the group is but rather at on what the group should do in 2008 and beyond." –Chris Cillizza, Washington Post).