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« On Online Journalism | Main | Another August 6, 2004Brit Blogger Says Blogs No Big DealBBC tech columnist Bill Thompson says blogs won't revolutionize politics. Actually, he's British so what he said is, blogs won't revolutionise politics. Thompson: When blogs first hit the mainstream, grandiose claims for their importance were made by the bloggers, who saw themselves as challenging the established institutions of the media and political control and building a brave new world grounded in personal experience, testimony and linked postings. It did not quite work out like that, and although there are millions of blogs on the net today, they have rapidly become just another form of online publishing, absorbed into the general flow of net traffic.Discuss amongst yourselves. Posted in Blogging & Politics
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Wow. Apparently he's read my blog. Posted by: Sharp as a Marble at August 6, 2004 09:50 AMWell, if Bill from the Beeb says it, you may as well put it in the bank. Since their POV is never akilter, there's no sense the rest of us wasting time commenting. Posted by: Dwight at August 6, 2004 06:03 PMHe makes a very narrow point, but misses the broader point. Blogs aren't anything special; they're just a convenient way to organise a web site. However, easy-to-use blogging software does allow people to spend more time writing and less time fiddling with technical stuff. What's special is the internet, which is changing everything. And if you don't agree, feel free to argue about it... Here on the 'Net. Posted by: Pixy Misa at August 7, 2004 12:09 AMEnabling the masses (not just self-proclaimed jounalists) to post commentary has the potential to revolutionize politics...of course, one could argue that the 'right to vote' should revolutionize politics, but the masses aren't exactly joining in on that revolution either. The vast majority of blogs should be viewed only as a source of commentary (IMHO). And good commentary can provide a balance that is missing from so many other sources. More voices = more opinions = more ideas = better political choices... In my opinion, the revolution is the realization that free speech has a powerful electronic ally, the blog. Posted by: wes at August 7, 2004 06:56 AMPost a comment
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