by Brian on 05-16-2009
in media
Above all the claims about the need to save journalism, about it being essential to our society, etc, this fact seems to be missed: the more essential journalism is supposed to be, the more continuously prevalent it should appear throughout history. How much historical continuity is there? Where did journalism really come from? What is [...]
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I’ve had the mixed blessing today of being home sick and bored — so lot’s of time to watch the new real-time FriendFeed shimmy and scroll down my screen. I’m not suggesting the new FriendFeed is itself at the centre of the “new world” in the title; I’m using it as a point of reference: [...]
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