After posting two "essays" written by me about how I think technology and the internet aren’t being used well enough in most journalism today and how this communication and transparency between the media and the citizenry is all part of the future and all for the best.
Phew…that was a helluva sentence!
Anywho, that said, I figured I should explain a bit about my “manifesto” or “motto” for my blog.
First off, I used my personal e-mail address and even my real name on the blog for a reason. If anyone is that impressive of a web-surfer to find this blog or if I continue to use it after my Advanced Reporting class, I thought that people should know that this page is written by me. As I have stated in the past —though, maybe not on this blog— I think that it is high time for all journalists, not just the web journalists or other web-savvy ones, to step out of their ivory tower of editorial pages and offices and really communicate with people. I think the Internet is an amazing place for this to happen, because anyone from any corner of the globe can find my articles on the web, so why shouldn’t they be able to talk to me like the coffee shop owner down Ninth Street could? On top of that, some folk just aren’t confrontational people though their thoughts and critiques may be. I don’t want to lose those peoples’ points of view, just cause they don’t want to call me or see me face-to-face. So, part one of my blog’s goal in a nutshell, it may be online but it isn’t any less me.
Secondly and simply, I’m going to be honest. It may sound cheesy, but I was taught that honesty is the best policy and my whole life has reinforced that fact for me. This blog is going to demonstrate the same thing, no matter what.
Alright, with that out of the way, let me officially welcome any and all readers out there to (insert kitschy and catchy blog name here…) No Fear of a Well-Informed Planet by Jim Gibbons.
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