Monday, July 21, 2003
Will blogging change the world???
Well, that's what the BBC are asking here although I would have thought a better question might be "to what extent have blogs changed the world?"
One of the best examples of how some blogs have become an unofficial news source or even a unofficial 'watchdog' is the way the Dr Kelly story spread throughout the world in a matter of minutes and how some of us followed it on Technorati.
Also it is worth bearing in mind that journalists often write about subjects where we might know much more than them, so it enables us to act in a small way as a peer-review system.
One of the best examples of how some blogs have become an unofficial news source or even a unofficial 'watchdog' is the way the Dr Kelly story spread throughout the world in a matter of minutes and how some of us followed it on Technorati.
Also it is worth bearing in mind that journalists often write about subjects where we might know much more than them, so it enables us to act in a small way as a peer-review system.
