> In daily newspapers? Yes. I've read both the kind that made me feel good > (the concert review from the concert I attended the day before) and those > that made me feel not-so-good (generally those involving technical > matters). But the latter are not written for me, and that makes one hell > of a difference. Among other things the job of the journalist at the daily > newspaper is to simplify for the masses - if everyone understood the > details of everything I would agree that we could just get rid of most > journalists. However, none of us understand the details of about > everything. > The real question here is: Why are blogs any different? For every one > person who writes in-depth like the magazine journalist there are 200 who > simplify like the journalist at the daily paper. I fail to see the > problem. Other than the fact that the journalist usually went to school to > learn how to simplify without misrepresentation.
you bring up two good pints: --most journalism tries to simplfy a complex issue for the masses. --why are blogs different blogs are different becasue they dont have to simplify anything. they in fact can get very very specific about a topic/event. this is GREAT. therefore...if a blogger can prove his/her integrity, the blog can become a source for the journalist. here's how it works. im going to do an article on Andreas Pederson. what do i do? i google his name. i spend the evening reading up on blogs posts you have written or written about you. when i call you for the interview...i have a lot of background from which to begin the questioning. jay -- Adventures in Videoblogging <URL: http://www.momentshowing.net> <http://feeds.feedburner.com/Momentshowing> ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get Bzzzy! (real tools to help you find a job). Welcome to the Sweet Life. http://us.click.yahoo.com/A77XvD/vlQLAA/TtwFAA/lBLqlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
