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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.”

           

Webzine writing injects private thoughts into public voice

Philip E. Agre’s paper “Finding Your Voice: Writing For a Webzine” provides the reader exceptional points on how to pick up the proverbial “pen”, or in this case, click away on the “keyboard,” and start writing. Developing a public voice injected with private thoughts can be difficult for some, but it’s not impossible.

 

Agre said that first and foremost, that… “In order to have a public voice, you have to care about something.” (Agre, “Finding Your Voice,” 3). Once someone has figured out what their passion to write on will be, Agre transitions his article to 10 “rules of thumb” that every ‘zine writer should know.