[lbo-talk] Webloggers?

[Max B. Sawicky]

I haven't seen much, and I've been looking.
The regular reporting is pretty lame too, so
they're no worse than the professionals.

What might be interesting is if a good diarist
was there -- somebody who could write about what
they see and themselves at the same time.  Michael
Lewis's campaign writing was pretty good.  The
people there mostly recycle news or provide agitation
on their sites, which they could be doing at home.

I made a belated, unsuccessful effort at the last
minute to get credentials, so you can call this
sour grapes if you like.

mbs

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On Behalf Of Kendall Clark
Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2004 2:12 PM
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Subject: [lbo-talk] Webloggers?

Folks,

Anyone seen any decent "weblog coverage" of the Dem Convention? I can't help
but laugh at the widespread idea -- mostly held by webloggers themselves --
that these are "citizen journalists".

So far the only posts I've seen are the equivalent of "I got credentials"
and "Boston is crowded".

Does anyone really believe that these folks  are going to report on actual
*news*?

Interesting that weblogs are often feted as representing some kind of new
form of civic activism, while mainstream publications have mostly ignored
stuff like IMC.

Or am I missing something interesting?

Kendall Clark
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