Morning In The Blogosphere

Wow.  Peggy Noonan speaks out on blogs in the Wall Street Journal online edition. 

Very interesting take.  Most interesting to me is her description of the power of blogs.  Digging for hidden facts.  Independence.  Immediacy.  Point of view.  Free to readers.  Self-policing nature of blogworld.  Tough, but not unduly so.

I think those are all good points.  What I like most about the piece is its inclusionary tone.  Big tent, lots of opportunity for different perspectives, freedom of choice.  Not surprising, really, given her close identification with Ronald Reagan.

And, this is one of the points I've found most interesting about blogs.  Ideologues bore me.  Regardless of their persuasion, close-minded proselytizers don't hold my interest.  I look for people who are working the problems, grappling with hard, changing realities, not proving theses.

The credibility drumbeat grows louder, and the conversations get deeper and richer.

Comments

[aleah]

"I look for people who are working the problems, grappling with hard, changing realities, not proving theses."

I couldn't have said it better. I recently read a post by a tech blogger who was lamenting over the lack of length and depth in some posts. While I am not a fan of regurgitated news posts, I do love to read a post in which the author grapples with issues and asks questions - inviting others to contribute.

I am not interested in reading someone's dissertation.

[Wow, I need a chair here with me name on it. :-)]

[Tom Guarriello]

Thanks, Aleah.

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