Many of you may know that there’s an upcoming conference at the Shorenstein Centre at Harvard University on “Blogging, Journalism and Ethics” that is, in many bloggers’ minds, over before it starts (well 50 – 100 might not be many, but … I’m guessing many bloggers would agree with the few who are speaking up).
Here’s some essential information about the participants … hey, as long as it’s about blogging and credibility, and journalism, we might as well have a look at their backgrounds, huh ? Thanks go to Frank Paynter of Sandhill Trek
Here’s an interesting comment gleaned from the pack – of course it’s from the blogosphere’s dear friend Kombinat ! Peekaboo !
As David Weinberger mentions ‘The Web is a World’ yet I think many people’s upsets about your conference may be pointing to their grievances that you speak outside of this world in your private bunker by invitation only. The conversation you get to have is yours and on your terms.
I didn’t see yet in these comments anyone addressing the fact that on the web you don’t get to control a dialog, you don’t get to control who speaks. Perhaps this is a bit unsettling that the conference hasn’t started yet but the community is already engaged in it (even if not invited) and you probably don’t’ even know why (You do want to wake up to this fact, I beg you please.) The community speaking from these posts is trying to tell you something yet you guys don’t seem to want to engage because you follow your agenda of your conference that has a clear schedule. (just notice your comments pointing to ‘we’ll get to that, we’ll get to that”.
Well, the community is not waiting on you guys, it’s attempting a dialog NOW)
This itself is what this community is trying to tell you that your stage construction and design is maybe a bit outdated, thus perhaps irrelevant.
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