So it looks like I successfully hassled Bill Thompson into having his own blog so he can debate a little more clearly what his opinion pieces mean, what his responses are to other people’s objections, and why he thinks what he does. I’m not entirely sure that’s what I wanted (God knows some of the most unresponsive blinkered things I read are on blogs), but hey. It’s got a referrer system, so at least he’ll see where he’s being talked about.
I am first and foremost a journalist. An imperfect one (which of us isn’t) but I have an editor and a set of professional responsibilities. That, I believe, makes a difference. Using blogging technology to give people a voice is fine, but don’t confuse it with what is happening in online journalism.
And it worries me that the BBC may be listening to the zealots again when it comes to blogging, just as they did with so many other here today gone tomorrow net technologies – remember channels? remember push technology?”