Qwghlm: Blame it on the bloggers

Political blogging, I am sad to say, is shit… Generally, the articles are long, turgid, hyperlink-light (and are often the same ones used again and again) and written in the style of newspaper columns. More often than not, they actually are newspaper columns, reproduced in great chunks with little more than a minor pithy sentiment of agreement (linklogs exist for a reason, guys).

read the rest…


Posted on July 20th, 2005 at 10:56 am

See also
Armando Iannucci: The Incitement to Connect Terrorism with Iraq Bill
Henry Porter online
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3 Comments

  1. Friendly Fire on 20.07.2005 at 17:49 Permalink | Reply

    He should have cited specific examples.

  2. The Leveller on 20.07.2005 at 18:21 Permalink | Reply

    Wot u on about mate? Look at the US sites and you will have to admit they leave the UK ones standing. I look for lively sites about European/UK issues and there are VERY FEW. Perhaps you could just direct us to some GOOD ones.
    Ta

  3. john b on 20.07.2005 at 19:10 Permalink | Reply

    Check the blogroll on the right. Fool.

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