This article appeared in today's Independent on Sunday. Its about Twitter, Facebook, blogging and everything that goes along with it. Even Theo Paphitis of Dragons Den gets quoted following a recent outburst about the time wasted by employees surfing instead of keeping their noses to the grindstone.
It ends, He's right: for some individuals, the internet is a psychological crutch and social networking sites a popularity contest. But drivel is drivel, no matter how often you post it.
Bollocks, just because Joan Smith, the articles author, can say what she thinks in a national newspaper, does not mean that we who do not have that level of access , can't do likewise.
From an earlier July post, 'We are all writers now' here is a more balanced view, the concluding paragraph ends the article saying:-
Yes, we need to darken the line between what is verifiable and what is hearsay. The financial downturn and its disastrous impact on print publishing has led some to think we can do without trained reporters and editors--professionals who know how to check facts and strip the gloss off hasty pronouncements. We need this work, perhaps now more than ever. But not at the expense of silencing the new voices--an exciting new crop of self-possessed scribes--ringing all over our screens. There may be too much, but that does not mean it is unworthy.
You've hit the nail on its bulbous end. She sounds typical of the snobs who dislike the idea of anybody writing for the sheer pleasure of it.
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