This is, um, encouraging? Or is it troubling somehow? I don't know, but I am very interested in what is going on online, so I thought I should point you all to this NY Times article. You will need to do that whole free registration hula.
In September, conservative bloggers exposed flaws in a report by Dan Rather; he subsequently announced that on March 9 he would step down as anchor of the "CBS Evening News." On Friday, after nearly two weeks of intensifying pressure on the Internet, Eason Jordan, the chief news executive at CNN, abruptly resigned after being besieged by the online community. Morever, last week liberal bloggers forced a sketchily credentialed White House reporter to quit his post.The ease of information sharing has always made a difference. From newspapers to television to the internet...the foodchain of information wranglers grows and changes along with technology. It seems that the blogiverse is have a real influence after all. So, now, will we change our tone, read new blogs or curb our vehemence?
Perhaps we should all hire professional editors. You know, a dozen blogs chip in to pay someone to make certain that we are using english. If I am going to bring about the next reformation o rput an end to the horrible misinformation provided by Lighthouse Publishing, I would like to be using English...not this pre-coffee dialect. Any takers?
Posted by tripp at February 14, 2005 06:40 AM | TrackBackYES!! I am a fantastic editor (or, technically, editrix). Hire me !!!
Posted by: kate at February 14, 2005 10:17 AMThe "net-roots" are growing. Especially n the world of politics. For example, Howard Dean being elected chair of the DNC is a result of this. The "establishment" can not stand the good Dr., but the net-roots worked and got him elected. Also, after his election to the chair, many political blogs put up donation sites, and since Saturday afternoon over $80,000 has been raised for the DNC.
The internet is taking over TV as the most powerful medium.
Oh yeah...DO NOT EVER COSIDER HIRING ME FOR EDITOR
;-)
Posted by: justin at February 14, 2005 10:44 AMHey, I'd volunteer, but my employer frowns on moonlighting. :) It would be far more interesting than the editing I do for the job.
Posted by: Scott at February 14, 2005 10:54 AMMore open source goodness
Here is a link about Maria Schneider who won a grammy last night with out any in store record sales. All of her stuff was financed by fans:
http://dailykos.com/story/2005/2/14/16253/8538
and
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=582&e=3&u=/nm/20050214/wr_nm/leisure_grammys_digital_dc
Posted by: justin at February 14, 2005 03:51 PM