tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post7060735202778096811..comments2024-03-14T13:06:38.883+00:00Comments on cultural snow: Mind the gapTim Fhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14681067872556519250noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-70473991614738456122009-04-29T10:05:00.000+01:002009-04-29T10:05:00.000+01:00There will always be a need for newspapers. After...There will always be a need for newspapers. After all, you can't line a rabbit hutch with a blog...Marsha Kleinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08276800200724342664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-49929450704618975022009-04-27T01:51:00.000+01:002009-04-27T01:51:00.000+01:00Well exactly, Christopher. And add the Daily Sketc...Well exactly, Christopher. And add the Daily Sketch, Today and Sunday Correspondent to the list.<br /><br />It's the ever-looming threat, isn't it Billy? The 21st-century equivalent of the press gang.<br /><br />Spinsterella: But surely that means (unrecognised but paid) work for those of us who aren't thick parasites?<br /><br />DH: And I still maintain Roxy Music were cock after about 1976.<br /><br />Billy again: Yeah, and they haven't been any good since the Compton brothers retired.Tim Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14681067872556519250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-42497140137128038022009-04-26T19:57:00.000+01:002009-04-26T19:57:00.000+01:00What about something disparaging about the Arsenal...What about something disparaging about the Arsenal?<br /><br />*checks BBC*<br /><br />Oh, they won.Billyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11158459069493765198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-53106244243921840202009-04-26T17:56:00.000+01:002009-04-26T17:56:00.000+01:00How about a competition? Let's see if we can provo...How about a competition? Let's see if we can provoke a comment from swipe. Something rude about Bowie should do it.Dick Headleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978203284842718331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-37551255185890629752009-04-26T13:50:00.000+01:002009-04-26T13:50:00.000+01:00Peaches Geldolf is the future of the media.
And ...Peaches Geldolf is the future of the media. <br /><br />And other "celebrity" "writers".Spinsterellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08611660308963083276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-22827953921890621072009-04-26T12:02:00.000+01:002009-04-26T12:02:00.000+01:00Retrain as teachers? God no.Retrain as teachers? God no.Billyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11158459069493765198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-55482028964718908312009-04-26T10:02:00.000+01:002009-04-26T10:02:00.000+01:00I know, a desperate business. I have terrible trou...I know, a desperate business. I have terrible trouble getting hold of The People, The News Chronicle, The Daily Herald, The Morning Post...<br /><br />...Z: Yes, let's hear it for Arthur Ransome!Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14227767014123557100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-12889634349182690652009-04-26T07:47:00.000+01:002009-04-26T07:47:00.000+01:00MySpace isn't blogging, Istvanski. It's mumbling.
...MySpace isn't blogging, Istvanski. It's mumbling.<br /><br />I know what you mean, Patroclus. I'm writing two books, before all the trees run out.<br /><br />But Bureauista, what about those of us who can't manage the quality?<br /><br />But Geoff, don't you also breathe a sigh of relief when a dreadful blogger bites the dust?<br /><br />Google's not a Behemoth, Rog, he's a very naughty boy.<br /><br />Z: The Sunday Express has been abject shite for decades, and it's still toddling along.<br /><br />Valerie: And the map is revealed, and X marks the spot where we all have to retrain as teachers.Tim Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14681067872556519250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-41514461254508243542009-04-25T20:51:00.000+01:002009-04-25T20:51:00.000+01:00Reading blogs didn't replace reading newspapers fo...Reading blogs didn't replace reading newspapers for me either — they weren't related, fill different needs. Even opinion columns in newspapers fill a different need for me than blogs.<br /><br />Blogs for me are more about connection — ways to get to know people in a different fashion than if I'd met them in person, at a party, at work, etc. In some cases, I'm merely an observer; in some there is an interaction. I value both, and I value reading other views of current events, but media is more complicated than an 'either/or' decision about venue and tool.<br /><br />I don't know where we're going to end up; journalism is fundamentally changing, but it's not dead. I suspect we'll be very multi-venue for a while as we feel around for the ways that work. I'm watching the patchwork unfold with interest - and with a hope that people who make writing their profession can hang in there until the ultimate map is visible.Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04709591182852463705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-68005168242111980892009-04-25T20:30:00.000+01:002009-04-25T20:30:00.000+01:00Better drowned than duffers if not duffers won't d...Better drowned than duffers if not duffers won't drown. Good papers, and journalists, will survive.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-64529198053511628332009-04-25T16:58:00.000+01:002009-04-25T16:58:00.000+01:00In the kingdom of the blind the one eyed man is ki...In the kingdom of the blind the one eyed man is king. And that would appear to be Google the Behemoth - all hail.Roghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09780409453528524865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-67091788446275428542009-04-25T16:49:00.000+01:002009-04-25T16:49:00.000+01:00Reading blogs didn't replace reading newspapers fo...Reading blogs didn't replace reading newspapers for me as I've never really read the columnists' stuff. Blogs have supplied something that was never there before and I'm always sad when a blogger who entertains me packs up.Geoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00340519450159428760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-6816424527604610202009-04-25T16:38:00.000+01:002009-04-25T16:38:00.000+01:00I checked the other day and I have four blogs now ...I checked the other day and I have four blogs now - no wonder I seem to blog less and less.<br /><br />I think blogs will survive, but it will become more acceptable for bloggers to blog infrequently. RSS feeds conveniently negate the need to check daily for updates.<br /><br />Quality rather than quantity - something like that.<br /><br />I believe Paul Carr over at the Guardian was arguing something similar for news journalism recently - weekly subscription models for quality content like The Economist will be the way forward now that Twitter and online journalism have cornered 'now' news.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10121585470904286533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-27426195665911720262009-04-25T16:10:00.000+01:002009-04-25T16:10:00.000+01:00I'd blog if I wasn't getting up at 5am every day t...I'd blog if I wasn't getting up at 5am every day to work. I'm trying to work as much as I can now in case the economy totally collapses tomorrow. Bloody economy.<br /><br />I don't think Twitter will replace everything because on Twitter you have to have something to link to.patroclushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01933476561340044351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-36064520830985169572009-04-25T14:55:00.000+01:002009-04-25T14:55:00.000+01:00Twitter will eventually replace everything.
Bob Sw...Twitter will eventually replace everything.<br />Bob Swipe still blogs on MySpace.Istvanskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00300986800641512516noreply@blogger.com