HW: 14 Denton Interview

In Nick Denton's interview, "Take an Obsession, Then Feed It" he explains how he doesn't think that blogging will take over other forms of media such as the newspaper, and television. To put it bluntly, Denton states "I dont think anyone's going to replace, anytime soon, the role of the New York Times in providing, for example, reporting from Baghdad. Weblogs dont have the resources to do that. So while I dont think blogs are going to change the structure of original reporting, they are going to supplant in some ways the editorial layer of the news." Ultimately I believe in the same ideas that the news and media have more of an effect on the population in terms of being able to communicate directly from one part of the world to another, with news from the war and other global issues. However in this case, blogging serves as the editorial layer of the news meaning that, blogging has as larger effect on determining what will end up on the front page of the newspaper the following day. Naturally this is a great way for companies to make more money, by making sure that the people have a say in what they believe is the most important and controversial ideas in the media, and this is where blogging comes in. Denton states, "So I think it'll be the editorial selection of the news business that weblogs will influence moe than the story writing itself." In conclusion, blogging will never overtake the mainstream media, but has changed the process in which things are done, and has allowed us to stop and realize how blogging has helped shape our world.