Bloggers Ponder the Decline of Religion, Economic Prosperity and Newspapers

The online conversation last week was strikingly different than the mainstream news agenda. While the traditional press focused on economic villains-such as AIG and Bernard Madoff-bloggers largely eschewed partisan squabbling and parsing of details for a more abstract and far-reaching discussion.

As the economy struggled, a major newspaper shut down and a survey highlighted the diminishing appeal of organized religion, bloggers and social media ... Full Story »

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Derek Hawkins
3.7
by Derek Hawkins - Mar. 20, 2009

This analysis of key topics in last week's blogs piqued my interest, and I thought Rosenstiel's comparisons were thoughtful. But I can't give this the highest recommendation because I don't see it being much use to people who aren't news junkies.

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