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SusanKatzKeating wrote:(Ahem)... Actually, the bloggers are shaking up the MSM (RYP included), and the MSM is not happy. In the good ol' days, military journos in particular could write what they wanted about their far flung experiences, because no one was qualified to call them on outrageous content. Few editors were veterans, and - fact checking aside - did not know when they were being buffaloed.
Enter the blogosphere. Soldiers and bloggers alike are able to fact check and challenge, both from the field and from bases of expertise. This makes things tough on the MSM-ers. I see it as a good thing for all concerned. I appreciate the fact that RYP remains part of the dialogue, and I appreciate the fact that bloggers don't cower beneath his gaze (nor stare lovingly into his eyes, as do CERTAIN PEOPLE on this forum). As for me, I have a foot in both media worlds. I did hard time with the MSM, and still work for some of the big guys; and I maintain a private milblog. This New Media Order is good for everyone. It keeps us all honest.
ROB wrote:I found it a more interesting online environment than now.
Now we are basically controlled by what Twitter or Facebook allows with the only other alternative being obscurity.
A minority of Twitter users produce the vast majority of tweets. Among U.S. adults who use Twitter, the top 25% of users by tweet volume produce 97% of all tweets, while the bottom 75% of users produce just 3%, according to an analysis conducted over a three-month period in 2021.
vagabond wrote:Does War on the Rocks still count? I think it's been around for a minute - https://warontherocks.com/
Twitter is like those 'concerned parent' groups of old, where an extremely small amount of people are given an outsized voice.
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2 ... d-twitter/A minority of Twitter users produce the vast majority of tweets. Among U.S. adults who use Twitter, the top 25% of users by tweet volume produce 97% of all tweets, while the bottom 75% of users produce just 3%, according to an analysis conducted over a three-month period in 2021.
Kurt wrote:vagabond wrote:Does War on the Rocks still count? I think it's been around for a minute - https://warontherocks.com/
Twitter is like those 'concerned parent' groups of old, where an extremely small amount of people are given an outsized voice.
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2 ... d-twitter/A minority of Twitter users produce the vast majority of tweets. Among U.S. adults who use Twitter, the top 25% of users by tweet volume produce 97% of all tweets, while the bottom 75% of users produce just 3%, according to an analysis conducted over a three-month period in 2021.
It looks like War On the Rocks is still updated, so yes.
But technically we here are still updating too. So take that as you will.
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