Friend-politics (Cronyism)

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008

In a time where bloggers check the facts, who visualizes the power-structures that produces the facts? Sorry, I had to open like this two days after Don LaFontaine passed away (via Frank-Ly en GeenCommentaar). I'd like to talk a bit about what intrigues me lately, namely how people with high positions ...

What will really be the Official News 2.0?

Saturday, June 14th, 2008

Blogging was celebrated as the democratization of reporting or publishing but this hasn't really gone off yet. Instead of opening up traditional news-sites with original stories from local, on the site, reporters with a vast knowledge of the area, the Associated Press (AP) or national equivalents like the dutch ANP hold ...