Comments on: The difference between journalists and bloggers ….. http://dinamehta.com/blog/2007/11/21/the-difference-between-journalists-and-bloggers/ Creative Chaos - Dina Mehta's Weblog Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:31:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Veetrag http://dinamehta.com/blog/2007/11/21/the-difference-between-journalists-and-bloggers/comment-page-1/#comment-1158 Veetrag Thu, 01 Jan 2009 08:05:08 +0000 http://dinamehta.com/blog/2007/11/21/the-difference-between-journalists-and-bloggers/#comment-1158 Comments makes the blogging system better, but now we have comments on new stories too. But it's not just comments, there should be some sensibility in people who are commenting, it should not be mad rush or people trying to outwit each other, as in case of rediff.com comments section. I feel the difference between media and blogs is the way they are catering to different kind of people. Bloggers usually cater to different bloggers, and that makes their task much easier. While media has responsibility of communicating to everyone and thus have to verify facts (but in 2008 we saw many mistakes by very popular press). So, I believe power of conversation on blogs is because of other bloggers who comment and if we allow them to comment on a story in newspaper we might see the same kind of flow. Comments makes the blogging system better, but now we have comments on new stories too. But it’s not just comments, there should be some sensibility in people who are commenting, it should not be mad rush or people trying to outwit each other, as in case of rediff.com comments section.

I feel the difference between media and blogs is the way they are catering to different kind of people. Bloggers usually cater to different bloggers, and that makes their task much easier. While media has responsibility of communicating to everyone and thus have to verify facts (but in 2008 we saw many mistakes by very popular press). So, I believe power of conversation on blogs is because of other bloggers who comment and if we allow them to comment on a story in newspaper we might see the same kind of flow.

]]> By: Stuart Henshall http://dinamehta.com/blog/2007/11/21/the-difference-between-journalists-and-bloggers/comment-page-1/#comment-352 Stuart Henshall Wed, 21 Nov 2007 06:06:58 +0000 http://dinamehta.com/blog/2007/11/21/the-difference-between-journalists-and-bloggers/#comment-352 There is nothing better than getting a comment on a post! No better validation, no better way to learn. And no better way to follow up with others. There is nothing better than getting a comment on a post! No better validation, no better way to learn. And no better way to follow up with others.

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