Comments on: Pamphleteers of the Cyber Age

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By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 10 Nov 2005 10:39:14 +0000

Just as not every pamphleteer wanted to be Tom Paine, not every blogger wants to be famous. And as much as we might respect the views of the few pamphleteers who were famous enough that we still remember their names today, the ones who were small, anonymous, and yet ubiquitous through numbers were probably more important to the history of liberty.

By: Eric

Eric — Sat, 05 Nov 2005 06:20:37 +0000

Hey LibMike, for today I think it’s true that a story being pushed by blogs has to have MSM push to really get big. But, I also think we’ve seen, with Rathergate, Miers, Porkbusters, and more, a paradigm shift. The MSM realized they had to do something with these stories because they had grown out of their control. Blogging and blog reading has reached a critical mass that is self-sustaining. It’s no longer a question of if, but when.

By: LibMike

LibMike — Fri, 04 Nov 2005 17:30:51 +0000

“even then the story becomes big ONLY WHEN THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA CATCHES ON.” (my emphasis)

Exactly. How many stories were beaten to death in the blogosphere before the traditional outlets deigned to air them on the 5:00 news? The stories aren’t big because the blog-reading audience isn’t big. But with this sort of lethargy among the major media outlets, it’s only a matter of time before the general public catches on…

By: Windypundit

Windypundit — Fri, 04 Nov 2005 14:17:14 +0000

My role too. I didn’t think what you wrote was triumphalism at all. I thought bloggers-as-pamphleteers was a darned good analogy to how bloggers fit into the national dialog.

By: Eric

Eric — Fri, 04 Nov 2005 07:04:46 +0000

I don’t think of this so much as triumphalism as understanding where we fit in political dialogue and what power we may, or may not, have. I think some of us will be able to shape things like Thomas Paine did. But, just as importantly, the background noise of 1,000 other pamphleteers in the 18th century created the conditions that allowed Thomas Paine to be heard. And that, I think, is my role. To be one of those many creating a background noise of common consensus.