What Richard Gingras's story about I.F. Stone must remind us is that while Stone's Xerox machine was important to his impact, ultimately what matters is his mind.
Flavorpill pays its contributors based on how many hits their stories get. That can be dangerous in any kind of journalistic endeavor, not least in arts journalism.
Nearly all the sites are saying this. It makes me wonder what I actually spend my time reading on the web. Is it the "esteemed and learned critic," the "community's voices," "reader's comments" or some other voice? While I like to read a dose of all voices, I find I still read mostly the "learned critic." It's a matter of time management The web may be unlimited but time is not.
Doug quoted someone as saying "it's not like there is more information out there today." Makes me wonder, is there? In the modern, individualized era, with larger populations I would say that depending on how you define "things happening" - yes more is happening, it's happening quicker and even on a larger scale. So more for us to write about, and about which people want to read, watch and listen.
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