Blogs: Worthless or Influential? (from: j’s scratchpad)
http://www.canada.com/ottawa/ottawacitizen/news/arts/story.html?id=f4925ee8-910e-4bc0-a894-5e27e1821aa0 | Comments
"Without visiting all 37 million sites coughed up by Internet search engines, it is safe to assume that most blogs are not worth the cyberspace they occupy. The bulk are boring or offensive self-indulgences produced by those with axes to grind, prejudice to spew, porn to peddle or without the ability to get past the gatekeepers at newspapers, magazines, book publishers and edited online publications.
Some, however, are proving influential in political and media circles, an influence emphasized during the 2004 election season in Canada and the U.S."
writes Chris Cobb in the Ottawa Citizen. He mentions the Blogging, Journalism, & Credibility conference the Berkman Center organized last weekend.