And, yes, Skippy, invented that term…
But one of the facets of this new medium called blogging is how it’s evolving. To some, perfectly. To others, less perfectly, into seemingly mutually exclusive warring camps.
In recent days there has been much debate over the progressive blogosphere. Is it shutting people out for not embracing all generally accepted views? Here’s one MUST READ pointedly put opinion (from a site on our blogroll under Left Voices).
NOTE: TMV has been called right by the left, left by the right, and not centrist enough (or serious enough) by some centrists. We beg to differ. We are just simply correct all of the time (except when we’re wrong) and reserve the right to change our positions as we read new information or arguments that causes us to rethink them. “Squishy?” If you want to call us that, we’re happy with whatever rings your chimes.
Joe Gandelman is a former fulltime journalist who freelanced in India, Spain, Bangladesh and Cypress writing for publications such as the Christian Science Monitor and Newsweek. He also did radio reports from Madrid for NPR’s All Things Considered. He has worked on two U.S. newspapers and quit the news biz in 1990 to go into entertainment. He also has written for The Week and several online publications, did a column for Cagle Cartoons Syndicate and has appeared on CNN.