Originally published by Debbie Weil on BlogWrite for CEOs. Hard to believe that BlogPotomac, DC’s premiere unconference on social media marketing, is just around the corner (Friday June 13th to be exact).

Washington Post local business editor Dan Beyers took a few minutes to do a quick Q & A about The WashBiz Blog, which he edits, as well as the broader topic of the relationship between old and new media, which he’ll be talking about at BlogPotomac.

Debbie: What’s the role of The WashBiz Blog in the Washington Post’s local business coverage?

Dan: The WashBiz Blog aspires to be the Post’s main street for news and commentary on local business. We’re still very much in our infancy in developing the site, and you’ll see enhancements in the weeks and months to come.

For instance, we’ve recently added weekly online columns by staff writers Tom Heath and Zach Goldfarb, both of which are off to promising starts. I’ll be starting a weekly editor’s note soon and we have plans for guest bloggers and other new features.

Debbie: How hard was it for you to get the blog started