Write Lightning is a blog from writer Deb Thompson.
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Everyone is welcome here.
(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Tue, May 10 2005
Arianna Huffington Gathers A Gaggle Of Celebrity Bloggers
At least one writer is saying I-Told-You-So regarding Arianna Huffington's blog, The Huffington Post.
I must confess that the whole idea of her blog is lost on me, though I'm sure it will be read by many more people than will ever stop by Write Lightning. I suppose she hopes to make a difference in things by creating a pool of celebrity opinion. The truth is that many folks who live in the public eye are cut off from the everyday life of millions of Americans. If they do encounter someone who isn't "famous" they often have to duck out a back door to avoid being accosted.
The average non-celebrity American taxpayer probably sees a celebrity as a political tool who might influence someone higher up the political food chain and help get done what the average non-celebrity American taxpayer wants done in the first place. If the politicians themselves don't read celebrity blogs it's going to be tough to get anything accomplished through a blog like Arianna's. Most politicians would rather make the news than read it, and I suspect most of them would rather write a blog than read one. When Arianna gathers her choice of celebrity folks and has them expound on the issues, all she's really doing is adding one more layer of insulation between non-celebrity American taxpayers and celebrity American taxpayers. I'm not sure how that helps us all, but I hope she has fun with her project.
posted at: 11:45 | category: /Writing Life | link to this entry
At least one writer is saying I-Told-You-So regarding Arianna Huffington's blog, The Huffington Post.
I must confess that the whole idea of her blog is lost on me, though I'm sure it will be read by many more people than will ever stop by Write Lightning. I suppose she hopes to make a difference in things by creating a pool of celebrity opinion. The truth is that many folks who live in the public eye are cut off from the everyday life of millions of Americans. If they do encounter someone who isn't "famous" they often have to duck out a back door to avoid being accosted.
The average non-celebrity American taxpayer probably sees a celebrity as a political tool who might influence someone higher up the political food chain and help get done what the average non-celebrity American taxpayer wants done in the first place. If the politicians themselves don't read celebrity blogs it's going to be tough to get anything accomplished through a blog like Arianna's. Most politicians would rather make the news than read it, and I suspect most of them would rather write a blog than read one. When Arianna gathers her choice of celebrity folks and has them expound on the issues, all she's really doing is adding one more layer of insulation between non-celebrity American taxpayers and celebrity American taxpayers. I'm not sure how that helps us all, but I hope she has fun with her project.
posted at: 11:45 | category: /Writing Life | link to this entry
