http://www.epistemographer.com/2003/07/24/blog-reading-and-the-news-cycle/ Now with improved Wordpress goodness! Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:40:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://www.epistemographer.com/2003/07/24/blog-reading-and-the-news-cycle/#comment-94540 Idetrorce Sat, 15 Dec 2007 14:38:28 +0000 http://www.epistemographer.com/?p=18#comment-94540 very interesting, but I don't agree with you Idetrorce very interesting, but I don’t agree with you
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]]> http://www.epistemographer.com/2003/07/24/blog-reading-and-the-news-cycle/#comment-56 Dave Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.epistemographer.com/?p=18#comment-56 Let me ask the obvious question here: What would Watergate have been like in the age of blogs? Let me ask the obvious question here: What would Watergate have been like in the age of blogs?

]]> http://www.epistemographer.com/2003/07/24/blog-reading-and-the-news-cycle/#comment-57 Epistemographer Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.epistemographer.com/?p=18#comment-57 Interesting question - I think it's fair to say that Woodward and Bernstein would have been able to get the story out to the public sooner, which could have had several consequences. Their reporting might not have been as strong, relying more on anonymous sources, since Ben Bradley forced W&B to work the story really hard to meet the standards that he'd set for the Washington Post. The buildup might have happened differently, with earlier murmurings among opposition blogs before breaking into major news daily headlines, which could have somewhat deflated the impact of the really big story (a blog can't really compare to the visceral impact of a Post front-page headline). Ultimately, I'm not so sure that the scandal could have had as huge an impact if it broke in the more diffuse culture of blogging... Interesting question – I think it’s fair to say that Woodward and Bernstein would have been able to get the story out to the public sooner, which could have had several consequences. Their reporting might not have been as strong, relying more on anonymous sources, since Ben Bradley forced W&B to work the story really hard to meet the standards that he’d set for the Washington Post. The buildup might have happened differently, with earlier murmurings among opposition blogs before breaking into major news daily headlines, which could have somewhat deflated the impact of the really big story (a blog can’t really compare to the visceral impact of a Post front-page headline). Ultimately, I’m not so sure that the scandal could have had as huge an impact if it broke in the more diffuse culture of blogging…

]]> http://www.epistemographer.com/2003/07/24/blog-reading-and-the-news-cycle/#comment-58 Dave Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.epistemographer.com/?p=18#comment-58 On the other hand, it would have all probably started with a hack, rather than a robbery. On the other hand, it would have all probably started with a hack, rather than a robbery.

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