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During the Democratic Convention the Dowbrigade (seen here with some
\n of his vegetable friends)
\n noticed a certain competetive distrust bordering on dislike between the
\n Bloggers and members of the more traditional media. Yesterday we tried
\n to understand the reasons the conventional media feel threatened by the
\n bloggers. Today we would like to address the Blogger’s distrust of old-line
\n media, and their occasional depiction as the evil empire which Bloggers
\n must dethrone.<\/p>\n
Basically, get over it, Bloggers. Conventional media is here to Bloggers are different. We specialize in Perspective. At an event One of our personal dreams for the maturation of the Blogosphere is Between events, we analyze, ridicule, parody, and recycle what others We will never replace conventional media, nor should we want to. We During the Democratic Convention the Dowbrigade (seen here with some of his vegetable friends) noticed a certain competetive distrust bordering on dislike between the Bloggers and members of the more traditional media. Yesterday we tried to understand the reasons the … Continue reading
\n stay. There is no way we can out-report the reporters. They are professionals,
\n and some of them are really<\/em> good at what they do. They have
\n training, experience, and in many cases temperments, which we do not
\n and probably never will have.<\/p>\n
\n like the convention, we take our readers to the site of the news, give
\n them a texture and context to help them digest the news, let them feel
\n what it is like to be there.<\/p>\n
\n to arrive at a critical mass, a stage at which blogs will be so ubiquitous
\n that whenever something important, something newsworthy happens on the
\n planet, there will be a blogger nearby to give us that context, that
\n personal touch, that raw feed from the source.<\/p>\n
\n write and report. Often, we can see connections and follow story-trails
\n which would otherwise remain unexplored. At our best, we can offer a
\n variety of viewpoints unavailable in the mainstream media.<\/p>\n
\n are not competing with them, we are augmenting them. If we find a way
\n to work together we can make the American people the best informed in
\n the world.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"