tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3620474884501533030.post6507523778498240369..comments2023-06-05T06:30:25.429-07:00Comments on Rhetorical Wasteland: Another journalist bemoans bloggingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3620474884501533030.post-38972119272301765812008-09-04T22:15:00.000-07:002008-09-04T22:15:00.000-07:00With a few exceptions, I never read an entire news...With a few exceptions, I never read an entire newspaper. I certainly don't have time to scour dozens of newspapers, but a quick check of a few blogs will direct me to news stories I almost always find relevant. <BR/><BR/>So yeah, blogs drive me to mainstream papers as well by serving as an interest-based filter. I'd never thought about it in quite this way before.Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05685035273589091992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3620474884501533030.post-70078729769427377142008-09-04T21:46:00.000-07:002008-09-04T21:46:00.000-07:00This was the most eloquent piece I'd seen on the t...This was the most eloquent piece I'd seen on the topic and you have responded nicely. I agree with you and especially your "aside".<BR/><BR/>I find that I read more "news" because I read blogs. I'd say in my case bloggers steer me into the mainstream more than take me out of it. I'd never read Herring if you didn't comment on his "editorials". <BR/><BR/>Cheers-Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778258248916422335noreply@blogger.com