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I chuckled at the following blog post. I was wondering what others feel about the explosion of bloggers and whether they are a good or bad thing.
Personally, I think that overall, they are a good thing because they can bring a depth to issues that previously was not available. Through the use of the internet, important stories and information quickly rises to the top. Also, without blogs, then the Michael Yon's of the world cannot get their stories out through the filters of the MSM.
However, it is also easy to build a buzz about an erroneous story through the use of multiple links, and in the information world, momentum is hard to reverse, whether it's a MSM or blogging mistake. Also, it can create very close minded consumers of information who are too easily swayed by ideological arguments rather than arguments on the merits of a case (this pertains to both the left and the right).
In the end, I like to read blogs that provide extensive hyperlinks to articles and primary source documents that they write about - this allows me to go to the source and see if they are spinning a story or providing solid analysis. Thus, I stay away from blogs that do not do this.
What is everyone else's thoughts on blogs and their impact on news consumption and packaging.
http://hughhewitt.com/archives/2005/...ex.php#a000887
Build a Big Area for New Media
by Hugh Hewitt
MSM gtes[sic] booted out of the White House press area when renovations begin in the summer. Whoever is doing the redesign, let's hope they put in a bloggers row, right at the front, and lose the reserved seating for the dinosaurs from MSM.
Build a Big Area for New Media
by Hugh Hewitt
MSM gtes[sic] booted out of the White House press area when renovations begin in the summer. Whoever is doing the redesign, let's hope they put in a bloggers row, right at the front, and lose the reserved seating for the dinosaurs from MSM.
However, it is also easy to build a buzz about an erroneous story through the use of multiple links, and in the information world, momentum is hard to reverse, whether it's a MSM or blogging mistake. Also, it can create very close minded consumers of information who are too easily swayed by ideological arguments rather than arguments on the merits of a case (this pertains to both the left and the right).
In the end, I like to read blogs that provide extensive hyperlinks to articles and primary source documents that they write about - this allows me to go to the source and see if they are spinning a story or providing solid analysis. Thus, I stay away from blogs that do not do this.
What is everyone else's thoughts on blogs and their impact on news consumption and packaging.
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