River Cities Ezine is an Ezine dedicated to news and happenings in the Ohio River valley, from central Ohio to northeastern Kentucky.
Slog is the Blog version of the Stranger, one of Seattle's free, weekly newspapers. Slog covers local, national, and international news.
I enjoy Blogs more than Ezines because Blogs seem more organic. Ezines, though cost effective and open to the public, still feel like they need a substantial support system to get off the ground. Blogs are just so incredibly easy to create and finance that any other business venture seems to pale in comparison. Critics will say that blogs are too easy to create, and foster the spreading of invalid news, but I think that the sifting of news stories should be up to the reader. It causes the reader to do more research on a story, and theoretically, read different view points. I believe too many people put too much credibility into print news sources, and thus, we are dumbfounded when we hear of a Jayson Blair or Stephen Glass. No matter who one hears information from, it should always be questioned and researched. Thus, the inherent untruths of open online forums is a travesty, but I would go so far as to say those who read something, and take it as truth, are a more detrimental travesty.
I stick by my thesis with full conviction...5
As I said on another blog, these writers are seen as legit and are allowing press passes. The last awards season my friend writing for LAist had a press pass to the oscars and grammys
ReplyDeleteYou say they are " 'seen' as legit," does this mean you're for or against their legitimacy?
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