Comments on: Blogging Elitism http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/the_washington_times_americas_newspaper/ Online Journal of Politics and Foreign Affairs Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:19:10 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: MikeT http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/the_washington_times_americas_newspaper/comment-page-1/#comment-146734 MikeT Sun, 02 Sep 2007 04:12:23 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2007/08/the_washington_times_americas_newspaper/#comment-146734 What's more important is to ensure that the blogosphere stays open with open comments and trackbacks. If the elite block off these things, it will be harder for smaller bloggers to respond to them. It can be rather discouraging when a big name blogger picks out a single, tongue-in-cheek post of yours and roasts you out of context. At best, you can defend yourself today by going to the comments and pointing that out, but some bloggers like Powerline's crew have already cut out comments as well. Now, if they do this, then at what point do these people stop being bloggers and start becoming contributors to the greater content machine at The Atlantic? I think that is a fair question. Where is the dividing mark? What's more important is to ensure that the blogosphere stays open with open comments and trackbacks. If the elite block off these things, it will be harder for smaller bloggers to respond to them. It can be rather discouraging when a big name blogger picks out a single, tongue-in-cheek post of yours and roasts you out of context. At best, you can defend yourself today by going to the comments and pointing that out, but some bloggers like Powerline's crew have already cut out comments as well.

Now, if they do this, then at what point do these people stop being bloggers and start becoming contributors to the greater content machine at The Atlantic? I think that is a fair question. Where is the dividing mark?

]]> By: politicalpartypoop.com » Blog Archive » This just in: Snoop is not part of the blog elite - Blogging Elitism http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/the_washington_times_americas_newspaper/comment-page-1/#comment-143007 politicalpartypoop.com » Blog Archive » This just in: Snoop is not part of the blog elite - Blogging Elitism Tue, 21 Aug 2007 17:09:59 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2007/08/the_washington_times_americas_newspaper/#comment-143007 [...] found this piece on the blog Outside the Beltway For some years now, bloggers have been portrayed (and have portrayed themselves) as grass-roots [...] [...] found this piece on the blog Outside the Beltway For some years now, bloggers have been portrayed (and have portrayed themselves) as grass-roots [...]

]]> By: Sean Hackbarth http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/the_washington_times_americas_newspaper/comment-page-1/#comment-142999 Sean Hackbarth Tue, 21 Aug 2007 16:27:19 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2007/08/the_washington_times_americas_newspaper/#comment-142999 The blogosphere emulates real life. Still, up-and-comers have the opportunity to garner an audience with talent some self-promotion ability, and luck. The blogosphere emulates real life. Still, up-and-comers have the opportunity to garner an audience with talent some self-promotion ability, and luck.

]]> By: The Jawa Report http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/the_washington_times_americas_newspaper/comment-page-1/#comment-142983 The Jawa Report Tue, 21 Aug 2007 14:02:01 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2007/08/the_washington_times_americas_newspaper/#comment-142983 <strong>Harvard, USC what's the difference?...</strong> I guess my dream of doing nothing (blogging is nothing, right?) will never come true, since I didn't go to Harvard and I'm not exactly what you'd call a 'hard worker'. I'm sure Berkley was the key to helping Ana...... Harvard, USC what's the difference?...

I guess my dream of doing nothing (blogging is nothing, right?) will never come true, since I didn't go to Harvard and I'm not exactly what you'd call a 'hard worker'. I'm sure Berkley was the key to helping Ana......

]]> By: MarkT http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/the_washington_times_americas_newspaper/comment-page-1/#comment-142955 MarkT Tue, 21 Aug 2007 01:48:17 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2007/08/the_washington_times_americas_newspaper/#comment-142955 <blockquote>bloggers have been portrayed (and have portrayed themselves) as grass-roots outsiders, rebels storming the privileged bastions of the journalistic elite.</blockquote> I don't see how discovering that bloggers have degrees is relevant. If the discovery was that bloggers had journalism degrees or years of experience as intrepid cub reporters, that might be interesting.

bloggers have been portrayed (and have portrayed themselves) as grass-roots outsiders, rebels storming the privileged bastions of the journalistic elite.

I don't see how discovering that bloggers have degrees is relevant.

If the discovery was that bloggers had journalism degrees or years of experience as intrepid cub reporters, that might be interesting.

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