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["Michael D. Thomas" <mdthomas AT mindspring.com>]

The Blogging Revolution

http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/10.05/mustread.html?pg=2

"The second thing blogs do is - to invoke Marx - seize the means of
production. It's hard to underestimate what a huge deal this is. For as long
as journalism has existed, writers of whatever kind have had one route to
readers: They needed an editor and a publisher. Even in the most benign
scenario, this process subtly distorts journalism. You find yourself almost
unconsciously writing to please a handful of people - the editors looking for
a certain kind of story, the publishers seeking to push a particular venture,
or the advertisers who influence the editors and owners. Blogging simply
bypasses this ancient ritual."