For those interested in the development of the blogosphere, this is a wonderful article–“A crush note to the blogosphere: Newest mode of journalism has tenacity and transparency that major media lacks“–by Arianna Huffington at WorkingforChange.com. Here’s what she has to say about blogs:
The problem isn’t that the stories I care about aren’t being covered; it’s that they aren’t being covered in the obsessive way that breaks through the din of our 500-channel universe. Because those 500 channels don’t mean we get 500 times the examination and investigation of worthy news stories. It means we get the same narrow conventional-wisdom wrap-ups repeated 500 times. . . Bloggers are armed with a far more effective piece of access than a White House press credential: passion.
She goes on to say that she loves “the open nature of the form — the links, the research made visible, the democratic back and forth, the open archives, the big professorial messiness of it all” stating further:
It reminds me of my schoolgirl days when providing the right answer wasn’t enough for our teachers — they demanded that we “show our work.” Bloggers definitely show their work. It’s why you don’t just read blogs — you experience them.All of which has made the blogosphere such a vital news source in our country — and has made me besotted with blogs. It’s a crush that I’m betting will quickly progress to going steady.