Comments on: Cult of the amateur http://www.digital-literacies.com/2007/06/25/cult-of-the-amateur/ Researching New Literacies, Learning and Everyday Life Sat, 26 Nov 2011 18:07:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: brendadada http://www.digital-literacies.com/2007/06/25/cult-of-the-amateur/comment-page-1/#comment-64 brendadada Tue, 04 Sep 2007 23:21:00 +0000 http://www.digital-literacies.com/?p=13#comment-64 I love the general popularism of self publishing, which is what blogging et al amounts to.<br/><br/>But is that 'journalism' per se? Is what is being called 'citizen journalism', actually something more like sporadic autobiography?<br/><br/>(Your blog post has binged itself magically into my RSS reader, which tends to have a serendipitous mind all of its own.) I love the general popularism of self publishing, which is what blogging et al amounts to.

But is that ‘journalism’ per se? Is what is being called ‘citizen journalism’, actually something more like sporadic autobiography?

(Your blog post has binged itself magically into my RSS reader, which tends to have a serendipitous mind all of its own.)

]]> By: Joolz http://www.digital-literacies.com/2007/06/25/cult-of-the-amateur/comment-page-1/#comment-34 Joolz Tue, 24 Jul 2007 12:21:00 +0000 http://www.digital-literacies.com/?p=13#comment-34 THink so. But would change my mind if you had insider info. THink so. But would change my mind if you had insider info.

]]> By: guy http://www.digital-literacies.com/2007/06/25/cult-of-the-amateur/comment-page-1/#comment-33 guy Tue, 24 Jul 2007 08:51:00 +0000 http://www.digital-literacies.com/?p=13#comment-33 OK then he's a tosser. OK then he’s a tosser.

]]> By: DrJoolz http://www.digital-literacies.com/2007/06/25/cult-of-the-amateur/comment-page-1/#comment-32 DrJoolz Sun, 08 Jul 2007 18:53:00 +0000 http://www.digital-literacies.com/?p=13#comment-32 I think that on balance it does not make him better. He has written a whole book on iy and he must have known he was over generalisin and I think that this kind of rubbishy journalism is making it hard for people like us to get our positive, better informed messages across. I think that on balance it does not make him better. He has written a whole book on iy and he must have known he was over generalisin and I think that this kind of rubbishy journalism is making it hard for people like us to get our positive, better informed messages across.

]]> By: guy http://www.digital-literacies.com/2007/06/25/cult-of-the-amateur/comment-page-1/#comment-23 guy Sun, 01 Jul 2007 21:41:00 +0000 http://www.digital-literacies.com/?p=13#comment-23 I heard Keen on the radio. It was one of those late night discussion things with lots of clever people. Anyway someone really backed him into a corner about citizen journalism. He more or less admitted that he was over-generalising...does that make him any better? I heard Keen on the radio. It was one of those late night discussion things with lots of clever people. Anyway someone really backed him into a corner about citizen journalism. He more or less admitted that he was over-generalising…does that make him any better?

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