Kinsella argues bloggers are having more fun than the MSM
In the little spare time I have, I occasionally enjoy reading Warren Kinsella's blog where he provides his take on the issues of the day. One of his posts today had me laughing. It was his analysis on the endless bloggers vs. MSM debate raging online.
There is much talk out there about the future direction of our mainstream media and blogs. Will they survive in their current form? Is there a business model to make blogging financially viable? Is there a peaceful co-existence that will work for both mediums?
Kinsella responded to a column written in today's Globe and Mail whereby Ray MacGregor writes about blogging and social media:
No one is expecting “social media" to go away – though it has never been explained exactly what is so social about picking away at your BlackBerry in a meeting or sitting alone in a room staring at a dusty computer screen.
I'm not saying it should go away – just that those dealing in it need to know what it is and what it isn't.
In the ubiquitous cyberworld of blogs and tweets and anonymous comment, what has come to matter more than anything else is the number of hits a certain story receives. The more hits means, in most cases, the larger the audience, and while reaching more readers and viewers is a good thing on one level, it is also a concern for those who believe journalism is about content and information more than reaction.
