http://brfootnote.theclawmagazine.com/2009/05/05/the-inevitable-demise-of-the-newspaper/ Tue, 15 Jun 2010 07:21:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://brfootnote.theclawmagazine.com/2009/05/05/the-inevitable-demise-of-the-newspaper/comment-page-1/#comment-33 Gutenberg B. Bell Thu, 14 May 2009 15:22:58 +0000 http://brfootnote.theclawmagazine.com/?p=223#comment-33 Shirky is right that the printing press revolutionized information - by vastly expanding access to texts by the general public. Will the blogosphere be equally revolutionary? Shirky claims it will, but also reassures us that we will continue to have access to the same amount of vital information. So far, then, the potential of the blogosphere seems to have only uprooted the established hierarchy of media companies, not the way we think about information. Shirky is right that the printing press revolutionized information – by vastly expanding access to texts by the general public. Will the blogosphere be equally revolutionary? Shirky claims it will, but also reassures us that we will continue to have access to the same amount of vital information. So far, then, the potential of the blogosphere seems to have only uprooted the established hierarchy of media companies, not the way we think about information.

]]> http://brfootnote.theclawmagazine.com/2009/05/05/the-inevitable-demise-of-the-newspaper/comment-page-1/#comment-27 BR Footnote » Blog Archive » The Inevitable Demise of the Newspaper, Pt. II Mon, 11 May 2009 00:06:22 +0000 http://brfootnote.theclawmagazine.com/?p=223#comment-27 [...] even cites the Clay Shirk piece that I discuss below. Rich is in firm agreement with Shirky’s main point; namely, that nobody knows the form which [...] [...] even cites the Clay Shirk piece that I discuss below. Rich is in firm agreement with Shirky’s main point; namely, that nobody knows the form which [...]

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