Blogs must be mainstream
Because now they're showing up on television shows. Specifically, on West Wing, as campaign blogs for the fictional candidates. It's weird enough that they have websites (complete with platforms and statements from the candidates); adding fictional blogs about the fictional race is a little too 'meta' for my taste.But the question remains: if a fictional professor had a fictional blog and was up for fictional tenure, would the fictional blog make a difference in the fictional committee meeting?
posted by Elizabeth @ 9:19 PM
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are you analyzing the show yoo much? LOL media columnists have blogs now too...check the washington post? i think its crazy...
They're not really blogs, either. I thought the point was that blogs weren't scripted, more free-form and less intentional. Or maybe that's just our blog.
You're right about that. They aren't supposed to be scripted. The washington post and all of these other companies are just retarded...and now CEOs are signing on and scripting their comments to readers and whatnot. Talk about manipulation.
I just read in the news today (too bad I, unlike Lennon-McCartney can't actually write a song beginning with that line) that, next month on TV, there's going to be a live "Presidential" debate involving the West Wing candidates.
The first week in November, yes. You can submit questions online.
There are worse things to be obssessed with, I think. And I'm really speaking to the nature of blogging and the media, not about the show. No, seriously, I am.
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