Blogs have permeated our lives and have become an unavoidable part of cultural dialogue. But it has become obvious that the medium is flawed. The format does not provide the sufficient platform for its content to thrive on.
Blogs, by definition, publish in reverse-chronological order making them fleeting and temporary. Online content is sometimes referred to as 'ephemera', which is unfortunate. Online publishing should be embraced and strengthened, not cast aside as inconsequential. If this is the future of journalism/communication it needs to be christened with more 'elegant organization'.
I think this process has already begun with sites such as HuffingtonPost. Formerly referred to as a blog the site as embraced a more magazine-y format. Yet some music sites, such as Stereogum, are trapped in the blog format.
I will try to look in more detail at specific sites and blogs, and try to determine whether the online publishing world needs a new format to replace the blog.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment