My name is Michael and I am a chocoholic.
Hi Michael!
For breakfast I used to engorge myself on chocolate cereal drenched in chocolate milk and drizzled with chocolate syrup. I even experimented with chocolate chips. I knew I was in trouble when I added chocolate-chocolate chip ice cream to the mix. Oh, by the way, I also have a secret fancy for Will Ferrell movies and the enviable ability to grow facial hair in clumps.
What? Too much information? Well welcome to the blogosphere. OK, OK. Not all blogs adhere to the strict rules of decorum and taste set forth by the Jenny Jones Show. But this entry illustrates one of the big differences between blogs and mainstream media: the personal nature of the content.
While mainstream journalists primarily write in a detached, third-person voice, devoid of personal revelation and opinion, blogs are like an online diary, an intimate and sometimes too-personal accounting of the world as seen by the author. Bloggers often share freely of their personal stories and histories, perhaps in an effort to build a connection with readers. Journalists present cold fact and are trained to pen up their opinions and keep a professional distance from sources and readers.
Bloggers therefore are individuals in the eyes of the audience. Journalists, most of them anyway, are just anonymous cogs of a monolithic institution known collectively as the media. Does this personal relationship or lack thereof matter? Would mainstream media be better served if journalists were free to liberate their biases and opinions? One of the main benefits, as I see it, of this relationship is the candid and personal communication it engenders. The comments readers provide keep stories alive long after they’ve been published and help refine and shape the story in ways that are insightful and often unexpected.
My name is Michael and I'm a recovering newspaper journalist.
Hi Michael!
As a former member of the mainstream press, I craved feedback from the public, but rarely received it. Over my nearly seven-year career as a reporter, I am certain some of my stories hurt or upset sources, maybe even wronged them. I am equally certain some of my stories helped them in ways I couldn’t have imagined. But I’ll never know. It was as if my stories disappeared into the ether.
But in blogging I look forward to personally connecting with readers, stirring their passions, inspiring their curiosities, inciting indignation or eliciting their laughter.
My name is Michael and I'm a first-time blogger.
Hi Michael!
Hi Michael!
For breakfast I used to engorge myself on chocolate cereal drenched in chocolate milk and drizzled with chocolate syrup. I even experimented with chocolate chips. I knew I was in trouble when I added chocolate-chocolate chip ice cream to the mix. Oh, by the way, I also have a secret fancy for Will Ferrell movies and the enviable ability to grow facial hair in clumps.
What? Too much information? Well welcome to the blogosphere. OK, OK. Not all blogs adhere to the strict rules of decorum and taste set forth by the Jenny Jones Show. But this entry illustrates one of the big differences between blogs and mainstream media: the personal nature of the content.
While mainstream journalists primarily write in a detached, third-person voice, devoid of personal revelation and opinion, blogs are like an online diary, an intimate and sometimes too-personal accounting of the world as seen by the author. Bloggers often share freely of their personal stories and histories, perhaps in an effort to build a connection with readers. Journalists present cold fact and are trained to pen up their opinions and keep a professional distance from sources and readers.
Bloggers therefore are individuals in the eyes of the audience. Journalists, most of them anyway, are just anonymous cogs of a monolithic institution known collectively as the media. Does this personal relationship or lack thereof matter? Would mainstream media be better served if journalists were free to liberate their biases and opinions? One of the main benefits, as I see it, of this relationship is the candid and personal communication it engenders. The comments readers provide keep stories alive long after they’ve been published and help refine and shape the story in ways that are insightful and often unexpected.
My name is Michael and I'm a recovering newspaper journalist.
Hi Michael!
As a former member of the mainstream press, I craved feedback from the public, but rarely received it. Over my nearly seven-year career as a reporter, I am certain some of my stories hurt or upset sources, maybe even wronged them. I am equally certain some of my stories helped them in ways I couldn’t have imagined. But I’ll never know. It was as if my stories disappeared into the ether.
But in blogging I look forward to personally connecting with readers, stirring their passions, inspiring their curiosities, inciting indignation or eliciting their laughter.
My name is Michael and I'm a first-time blogger.
Hi Michael!
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