Apparently, another audience member appreciates Q and A too. Her question, and I paraphrase:
Um, I ask this question, because when I look up, I see four of five of you that are white, men, and wealthy political bloggers, my question, I ask, how do you represent me on the blogosphere? How are you representing people who don't have a voice in traditional media?
Interesting, I think. This could be fun. Of course, her totally stereotype was off, as one of the bloggers was part-Native American, and several of them made comments that they weren't wealthy. I'm sure Jerome has cash, but I don't doubt that several of the panelists are paid equivalent amount that civil servants and most political operators make (read: not much).
And their response, which I think Jerome said: "If we aren't representing you, make a blog yourself. It costs nothing."
Spot on. This is the beauty of blogging. It isn't traditional media where you would need hundreds of thousands of dollars to start a printing press, nor the immense amount of paperwork and FCC regs if you wanted to started a radio station. You just need a computer and internet connection.
Yes angry lady, everyone doesn't have the money to have a personal computer or online access, but everyone can go to a library. There is no blog conspiracy to keep minorities and/or women from the blogosphere. It all comes down to content.
If your content rocks -- people are going to read it. I don't even know the sex or ethnicity of 90 percent of the bloggers I read.
Moral of the story: Produce great content. Get readers.
/end rant
And their response, which I think Jerome said: "If we aren't representing you, make a blog yourself. It costs nothing."
Spot on. This is the beauty of blogging. It isn't traditional media where you would need hundreds of thousands of dollars to start a printing press, nor the immense amount of paperwork and FCC regs if you wanted to started a radio station. You just need a computer and internet connection.
Yes angry lady, everyone doesn't have the money to have a personal computer or online access, but everyone can go to a library. There is no blog conspiracy to keep minorities and/or women from the blogosphere. It all comes down to content.
If your content rocks -- people are going to read it. I don't even know the sex or ethnicity of 90 percent of the bloggers I read.
Moral of the story: Produce great content. Get readers.
/end rant
