Blogging and the Great Lesson® of the 2004 Election
I did a little editorial for Editor & Publisher.
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Blogging USA: Thinkworld vs. Shoutworld
(November 13, 2004) — Expectations were high among the legions surfing the blogosphere during 2004 election campaign. Weblogs speaking from the left, right and middle (although mostly the left and right) crowded every corner of the Net, and their explosive growth and perceived influence led both Democrat and GOP leaders to extend convention credentials to online journalists.
All of a sudden, the real world was taking bloggers seriously.
