Give me a blog and I’ll give you the news

If the 20^th century was the professionalization of journalism, then the 21^st century will be the re-emergence of the amateur eyewitness. These prophetic words are playing themselves out right now as mass media moves away from the professional and closer to the amateur. This move is happening for several reasons, and is best represented by Josh Benton’s “Curve of Journalistic Interestingness.”

           

Rewriting history is only a few blogs away

After reading Stefanac’s chapter on the brief history of open discourse, I am fascinated to think about how different the world would be if we had computers, the Internet and most importantly, blogs, since humanity’s beginnings.

 

Imagine if instead of Jesus passing on his knowledge to only the 12 disciples, he went online, went to his blog Web site, and posted his thoughts and feelings for the thousands of persecuted Christian and Jewish followers throughout the lands.