One view, no oversight

I don't know what blogging is for.

I can see why it appeals to people. It also scares me. Why would anyone subject themselves to a reporter's scrutiny when there's this quick and easy way to get your side—and your side only—into the public domain?

We all know the received-received-wisdom: fact checking begets trust begets legitimacy. It's been proven. But just by talking to people outside this field, I've found that there's a distrust—probably a healthy one—of news organizations, precisely because they are private, for-profit companies. This, along with the recent dip in Internet advertising, might be what's put print in a state. My old roommate, for instance, said that it seemed to him all newspapers were trying to sell a product, and that was all.

This entry was posted by Marianna, on Thursday, May 28, 2009. You can leave your response.