In order to encourage my clients to start their own blogs, I launched my professional effort at transparency today.
Having recently donated two weeks to Assignment Zero, Jay Rosen’s experimental pro-am journalism project, I feel I’ve been through blogging boot camp. When I registered as a volunteer journalist, I didn’t anticipate being required to blog. Under less exigent circumstances, I might not have elected to be so radically transparent. However, in the case of Assignment Zero, I jumped into the fray, embraced the new technology, and gained incredible insight into the transformation journalism is undergoing. I also met some engaging and brilliant contributors and publicly debated one particular curmudgeon, after which I was accurately labeled a firebrand. There’s no better way to learn.
Through my work on Assignment Zero, I had the privilege of interviewing Special Agent Tommy Ray of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, who deserves every bit of attention the news media can provide.
Sun, 17 Jun 2007, at 1:47 pm |
Can u point us to the cage match with the curmudgeon? It sounds fun!
Sun, 17 Jun 2007, at 2:25 pm |
If I did that, I’d be identifying the curmudgeon, who is not here to offer a defense. The Luddite is often unable to acknowledge the pleasure obtained from gatekeeping, and the rogue finds a way under the fence.