The Truth About Cats and Blogs
June 16th 2008 02:06
Almost two months ago, struggling to sleep, I found this anti-blogging voice hurtling through my skull. For better or worse, I decided to write it down. Here is my Orble edit...
Trust me, I'm bogged down in blogs too
It goes something like this, blog-cats. The principles that underlie the contemporary journalism are to inform, entertain and uphold the truth. That's what they're teaching us in the classrooms of universities and colleges and that's the feedback any decent editor or experienced journalist will give you.
But this is a sceptical, and all too often, a cynical world. Give me what I want for my time and dollar, right?
Who cares about what budding journalists are taught in classrooms?
But those who read want the same thing as what's being taught.
We want to know what's going on and we want an entertaining read. Above all, though, we want it fast.
Quick, humorous copy is abundant but informative and trustworthy copy is very rare. In the minefield of opinion-laden copy, it is hard for even the diligent reader with time on their hands to wade their way through the blogs and newspapers to find the heart of the story.
This is a fundamental problem with most journalism today. Blogs have affected the way hard journalism is produced and readers are bombarded and bogged down to a point where they often cannot hope to find a way to the truth.
Blogs are, at best, a way for those who want a voice to have one. A useful launch-pad for wannabe professional writers and an outlet for those intelligent enough to turn pro but don't for whatever reason. At worst, though, they're pure fantasy and self-indulgent opinion. A fun but pointless exercise in mental masturbation.
Ultimately, the latter is my concern.
In this case, most opt for a passing synthesis of all the voices, adopting a 'this will have to do' attitude. Find a blogger you trust and stick with them. However, those who propagate theories on the inevitability of authorship's decline can surely make a strong case with the assistance of blog-clogged cyberspace.
So, where to? Well, for the diligent reader, cultivate your analytical skills on the abundance of good writing and find the truth.
For the occasional reader, the future is bleak. Sure, you might be able to inform yourself in the forest of knowledge that is internet. But being misinformed is probably just as likely.
If you got bored and skipped to the end, here's one simple message: get off Facebook, get reading, get informed or get left behind.
Sincere good luck to you, www'ers.
Trust me, I'm bogged down in blogs too
It goes something like this, blog-cats. The principles that underlie the contemporary journalism are to inform, entertain and uphold the truth. That's what they're teaching us in the classrooms of universities and colleges and that's the feedback any decent editor or experienced journalist will give you.
But this is a sceptical, and all too often, a cynical world. Give me what I want for my time and dollar, right?
Who cares about what budding journalists are taught in classrooms?
But those who read want the same thing as what's being taught.
We want to know what's going on and we want an entertaining read. Above all, though, we want it fast.
Quick, humorous copy is abundant but informative and trustworthy copy is very rare. In the minefield of opinion-laden copy, it is hard for even the diligent reader with time on their hands to wade their way through the blogs and newspapers to find the heart of the story.
This is a fundamental problem with most journalism today. Blogs have affected the way hard journalism is produced and readers are bombarded and bogged down to a point where they often cannot hope to find a way to the truth.
Blogs are, at best, a way for those who want a voice to have one. A useful launch-pad for wannabe professional writers and an outlet for those intelligent enough to turn pro but don't for whatever reason. At worst, though, they're pure fantasy and self-indulgent opinion. A fun but pointless exercise in mental masturbation.
Ultimately, the latter is my concern.
In this case, most opt for a passing synthesis of all the voices, adopting a 'this will have to do' attitude. Find a blogger you trust and stick with them. However, those who propagate theories on the inevitability of authorship's decline can surely make a strong case with the assistance of blog-clogged cyberspace.
So, where to? Well, for the diligent reader, cultivate your analytical skills on the abundance of good writing and find the truth.
For the occasional reader, the future is bleak. Sure, you might be able to inform yourself in the forest of knowledge that is internet. But being misinformed is probably just as likely.
If you got bored and skipped to the end, here's one simple message: get off Facebook, get reading, get informed or get left behind.
Sincere good luck to you, www'ers.
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