RENEWED RESPECT
I haven't written for a while. There are two things that have take root in my mind. The first is, writing takes more effort that I previously thought. The second is, I don't have as much to say as I thought I did.
I have been enjoying reading other bloggers. There is a lot of talent out there. In many ways, I feel priviledged to be alive during this groundbreaking time of our first ammendment rights. All my life I have allowed the news to be spoon fed to me. I spent decades hanging on every word coming out of the mouth of Walter Chronkite. It seemed to me that only God Himself could speak with more authority. Only after Ted Turner started offering a twenty-four hour news format, did I realize that I had real options put forth for my listening ear. And now, THE BLOGOSPHERE. Wow, what a revolutionary step in sharing information. I'll admit right here and now that I am greatly encouraged by this new medium. Blogging is an outgrowth of the indominable American spirit of invention, along with a Constitution that guarantees and protects the rights of individuals to actively participate in creative new ideas.
In fact the word "blog" is not recognized when I hit spell check. There is some irony in there somewhere. Never the less, blogging is here to stay. And overall we are the better off for it. As of this writing there is no more effective way to analyze the days events than to let the blogosphere shine it's light on what is reported.
Take a look at what is loosing market share in an unbelievably expanding market. Many major newspapers and all the major networks are scrambling to stay in the game. They are simply no longer relevant. Their packaging and editorializing has been exposed. They no longer even try to hold up the pretense that they are simply reporting the news. The very thing that is dragging them down is the system they refuse to overhaul. At this point it doesn't matter if they make a comeback or not. The citizenry has moved on. It is positively exhilerating the way capitalism is self purging. We are seeing it first hand.
I haven't written for a while. There are two things that have take root in my mind. The first is, writing takes more effort that I previously thought. The second is, I don't have as much to say as I thought I did.
I have been enjoying reading other bloggers. There is a lot of talent out there. In many ways, I feel priviledged to be alive during this groundbreaking time of our first ammendment rights. All my life I have allowed the news to be spoon fed to me. I spent decades hanging on every word coming out of the mouth of Walter Chronkite. It seemed to me that only God Himself could speak with more authority. Only after Ted Turner started offering a twenty-four hour news format, did I realize that I had real options put forth for my listening ear. And now, THE BLOGOSPHERE. Wow, what a revolutionary step in sharing information. I'll admit right here and now that I am greatly encouraged by this new medium. Blogging is an outgrowth of the indominable American spirit of invention, along with a Constitution that guarantees and protects the rights of individuals to actively participate in creative new ideas.
In fact the word "blog" is not recognized when I hit spell check. There is some irony in there somewhere. Never the less, blogging is here to stay. And overall we are the better off for it. As of this writing there is no more effective way to analyze the days events than to let the blogosphere shine it's light on what is reported.
Take a look at what is loosing market share in an unbelievably expanding market. Many major newspapers and all the major networks are scrambling to stay in the game. They are simply no longer relevant. Their packaging and editorializing has been exposed. They no longer even try to hold up the pretense that they are simply reporting the news. The very thing that is dragging them down is the system they refuse to overhaul. At this point it doesn't matter if they make a comeback or not. The citizenry has moved on. It is positively exhilerating the way capitalism is self purging. We are seeing it first hand.
posted by Terry L. Burr | 7:54 PM
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