After reading both, “A Weblog Saved My Life Last Night” interview with Ayelet Waldman and, “Punching Holes in Faded Mirrors” interview with Arianna Huffington, I chose to respond to the Huffington Interview.
When Huffinton was asked what kind of reaction she got when she invited celebrities to join the blogosphere, she made a statement that I agree with. Huffington explains that one of the famous people who decided to join her blogosphere is an excellent writer. She continues to explain that if he wanted to write for the New York Times, he could. The reason he doesn’t is because who wants to go through the trouble of coming up with, “a beginning, a middle, and an end?” (Kline and Burstein 346), or having the piece edited?
I agree that blogging isn’t such a hassle compared to writing for a magazine, a point that needs emphasizing since so many people believe that magazine articles are considered a better source. What one wants to say still gets out to the world…Faster. S/he can sit down, write what s/he wants, and posts it, it’s just as dependable as a magazine… And the reader gets the information faster!
Huffington stated her opinion when she was asked if there have been any low points for blogs. Huffington explained that there are low points in blogs and that, “in [her] opinion…the media is suffering from attention deficit disorder.” (Kline and Burstein 345). She believes in this because, “Americans can only stay focused on one story at a time” (Kline and Burstein 345). I think Huffington is mistaken because she overlooks the fact that Americans are constantly given tons of information throughout the day, whether it be news from the TV, Radio, Internet, etc. In fact, in today’s world we aren’t given ENOUGH information. When watching TV news, we have breaking news come in, while at the bottom of the screen there’s a line that gives us constant information such as sports scores, weather, different news articles, and updates. I find it impossible to only be focused on one story at a time, because we aren’t given just one. Granted, some stories may be more important than others but Americans are constantly being given information.
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Well written, good use of quotes. When Huffington says that America can only stay focused on one story at a time, though, I think she's talking about the way one story takes over and that's all anyone talks about. For instance, after 9/11, people stopped paying much attention to any problems we were having in the country domestically.
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