Change is hard, sometimes it’s swift, and most of the time it is a slow bleed.
I really feel MSM is currently experiencing a slow painful death. I don’t think it will go away, but it needs to change and it will change (radio hasn’t died, yet). This post is really inspired by the death of Tim Russert. He was alright to watch on Sundays and his death was unfortunate for everyone; it was a great loss.
For those who are not familiar with MSM, it stands for Main Stream Media. I had to look it up, because I was quite confused; it happens.
I found out about Russert’s death via leo laporte on twitter; I think that alone is somewhat significant. There is a big problem in MSM right now. All the fear mongering, bias garbage, that they pass off as the news misses the mark of what’s happening in the world. There was a time when reporting was liberating and really made a difference in this country (USA) and the world. Blogging has really stepped up around the world to have a voice for people and to spread the truth (most of the time). A report out of Arstechnica shows that arrests of bloggers are up significantly. I think this is also somewhat significant and related. Blogging or just new media should be comparable to the printing press. It is revolutionary.
Welcome to the revolution.
