Comments on: The power and responsibility of blogs http://www.writeslikeshetalks.com/2007/10/23/the-power-and-responsibility-of-blogs/ "She is very powerful, so be nice to her." Former Chancellor, Ohio Board of Regents, Eric Fingerhut Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:51:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jill Miller Zimon http://www.writeslikeshetalks.com/2007/10/23/the-power-and-responsibility-of-blogs/comment-page-1/#comment-31278 Jill Miller Zimon Wed, 24 Oct 2007 21:55:59 +0000 http://www.writeslikeshetalks.com/2007/10/23/the-power-and-responsibility-of-blogs/#comment-31278 lol you are so funny Lila. That may be - I'm not sure re: being the biggest group that reads newspapers.  Would make sense. lol you are so funny Lila.

That may be – I'm not sure re: being the biggest group that reads newspapers.  Would make sense.

]]> By: LilaTov Cocktail http://www.writeslikeshetalks.com/2007/10/23/the-power-and-responsibility-of-blogs/comment-page-1/#comment-31267 LilaTov Cocktail Wed, 24 Oct 2007 13:43:21 +0000 http://www.writeslikeshetalks.com/2007/10/23/the-power-and-responsibility-of-blogs/#comment-31267 Does it have something to do with the fact that the 65 and older crowd (or is it 55+?) are the biggest readers of newspapers?  Perhaps having seen firsthand the dumbing down of the American newspaper, they are more attuned to print media's current shortcomings and thus more open to reportage in other media? (And why am I writing this in question form? I don't know, do you?) Does it have something to do with the fact that the 65 and older crowd (or is it 55+?) are the biggest readers of newspapers?  Perhaps having seen firsthand the dumbing down of the American newspaper, they are more attuned to print media's current shortcomings and thus more open to reportage in other media? (And why am I writing this in question form? I don't know, do you?)

]]> By: Jill Miller Zimon http://www.writeslikeshetalks.com/2007/10/23/the-power-and-responsibility-of-blogs/comment-page-1/#comment-31249 Jill Miller Zimon Tue, 23 Oct 2007 21:40:13 +0000 http://www.writeslikeshetalks.com/2007/10/23/the-power-and-responsibility-of-blogs/#comment-31249 What's so interesting to me is that I've found that older folks - like 65 and up? They get it - they totally get the "new communication" aspect of blogs.  But then there's like this blacked out age group that is far less convinced or interested, or something, in the new media. Maybe it's a pure concern over work and a livelihood - that's understandable. But I just remember when my 72 year old dad came with me to a Meet the Bloggers session.  He just was so bowled over and kept saying, you guys are it - you are the next thing - you are the only voice left. Really. What's so interesting to me is that I've found that older folks – like 65 and up? They get it – they totally get the "new communication" aspect of blogs.  But then there's like this blacked out age group that is far less convinced or interested, or something, in the new media.

Maybe it's a pure concern over work and a livelihood – that's understandable.

But I just remember when my 72 year old dad came with me to a Meet the Bloggers session.  He just was so bowled over and kept saying, you guys are it – you are the next thing – you are the only voice left.

Really.

]]> By: Maggie http://www.writeslikeshetalks.com/2007/10/23/the-power-and-responsibility-of-blogs/comment-page-1/#comment-31248 Maggie Tue, 23 Oct 2007 20:55:15 +0000 http://www.writeslikeshetalks.com/2007/10/23/the-power-and-responsibility-of-blogs/#comment-31248 I think this is a rather astute and honest assessment of the impact of blogging.  Thanks for sharing it. I think this is a rather astute and honest assessment of the impact of blogging.  Thanks for sharing it.

]]> By: Jill Miller Zimon http://www.writeslikeshetalks.com/2007/10/23/the-power-and-responsibility-of-blogs/comment-page-1/#comment-31245 Jill Miller Zimon Tue, 23 Oct 2007 19:29:53 +0000 http://www.writeslikeshetalks.com/2007/10/23/the-power-and-responsibility-of-blogs/#comment-31245 I can just imagine. I remember when experts were saying before we went into Iraq that they were terrified about having no plan for peace.  Ta da.  The kind of story everyone should hear and yet no one paid attention (well, the right people just ignored it). I can just imagine. I remember when experts were saying before we went into Iraq that they were terrified about having no plan for peace.  Ta da.  The kind of story everyone should hear and yet no one paid attention (well, the right people just ignored it).

]]> By: LilaTov Cocktail http://www.writeslikeshetalks.com/2007/10/23/the-power-and-responsibility-of-blogs/comment-page-1/#comment-31244 LilaTov Cocktail Tue, 23 Oct 2007 19:17:12 +0000 http://www.writeslikeshetalks.com/2007/10/23/the-power-and-responsibility-of-blogs/#comment-31244 I love Seymour Hersh's writing in the New Yorker. He wrote a piece about 3 years ago about the war in which he talked about the zillion retired and current military leaders at the Pentagon who thought Rumsfeld's policies were disastrous.  That was the first time I heard Pentagon personnel talk explicitly (although many were anonymous) about Rumsfeld's profound, mulish, ignorance -- and the last time I heard about it until last year.  It was the kind of story you wanted to take everywhere and make everybody you know read ... I love Seymour Hersh's writing in the New Yorker. He wrote a piece about 3 years ago about the war in which he talked about the zillion retired and current military leaders at the Pentagon who thought Rumsfeld's policies were disastrous.  That was the first time I heard Pentagon personnel talk explicitly (although many were anonymous) about Rumsfeld's profound, mulish, ignorance — and the last time I heard about it until last year.  It was the kind of story you wanted to take everywhere and make everybody you know read …

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