Howard Kurtz didn't read "Blog"!
It becomes apparent to me that Howard Kurtz, vis-a-vis his piece today as a PR support for Eason Jordan, has not read Hugh Hewitt's "Blog"....what I am convinced will become at the least a guidebook for the blogosphere; and perhaps much more!Had he done so he would have realized what Hugh said in Chapter 5, Sub-title "Using the New Media"........
"The old information monopoly had an enormous ability to decide where and when news would be 'news.' That gatekeeping function is gone, and blogs have rushed in to decide for themselves what matters."
Unfortunately, Kurtz seems, despite his earlier apparent friendliness to the blogosphere, and being looked to by many bloggers as a decent writer of fair leanings is, quite obviously by today's piece, a "hack" whose job and dedication to employers outweighs his abilities/professionalism as a writer.
Sad to think, but true....
One thing sticks out for me.....
Accountability......blogger accountability (this can apply if you are a blogger stating an opinion, or a newsman aiming his words at the blogosphere.....) is going to be every bit as high as for anyone else outside our little (?4.2 million blogs???) world....
Quoting Hewitt's "Blog" again.....Bloggers are the same people they were a few years ago, but now they don't have to persuade anyone to be allowed to persuade anyone"
And this fact will hang Kurtz on his own words......
Maybe the people of "newsworld" will learn this in the future!
Maybe not!
Duke
posted by Duke of DeLand @ 2/08/2005 04:34:00 PM
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