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The Industry Standard: Guest Blog: Esme Vos



Journalists vs. bloggers: is that really so?

With the official recognition of bloggers as members of that sacred tribe, the Press, at the Democratic National Convention, a war of words has broken out between the high priests and the newbies. Danah Boyd feels that the New York Times ran a demeaning article about bloggers. Other bloggers have weighed in saying that the mainstream press is afraid of them.

I have a different opinion. Journalists who have written on muncipal wireless broadband tell me that my blog, Muniwireless.com, has helped them research and finish their stories quickly. Blogs that focus on specific issues are now great sources of information for journalists. By visiting one site (example: Corante) they have access to the experts and accurate information much more quickly than in the past.

Through blogs, newspaper and magazines also find freelance writers who can contribute articles on specific subjects. Granted a lot of blogs are just stream-of-consciousness diary entries, there are enough that can add value to a newspaper's content.




Posted by Esme Vos, July 27, 2004 07:35 PM | | TrackBack


Comments

Btw: i included your appreciation of journalists into my Salon article. Thanks for providing a timely reaction - it helped me craft this piece.

http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/07/28/demoblog/

Posted by: zephoria on July 30, 2004 07:39 PM

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