The "gnutellafication" of the NYT, CBS and MSM < Experts and Gate-keepers Dethroned >

Emerging Church ^ | 11/12/03 | Editors

[WOSG]

"It refers to the "peer to peer" relationships that the news media (ie they copy off one from another) have with each other. One news org develops a story(say NY Times) and the others derive their news and editorial views from it."

Thanks. I know gnutella and peer-to-peer are, I didnt get the analogy to the MSM.

This makes a lot of sense as a description, when I see that most of our local paper is getting 'news' via wire reports and NY Times reporters. So there is so little original source reporting, you see the same report showing up everywhere.

An echo chamber, not a truly diverse media.

We dont need a conservative newspaper, we need a conservative version of AP!

[DTA]

>>>>> Some peg 1973 as the time of turn to Postmodernism ( interesting that it coincides with the Nixon debacle and Roe v. Wade ) . I believe that the philosophical aspects of Postmodernism cropped up in the 60's. PO-Mo is about the movement of Capital, Information and Leftist Philosophy.<<<<

Just my 3 canadian cents. I believe the train entering railway station is good metaphor- it takes some time for the last coach to enter the station while the front coaches are already there.

I would guess that the process started ideologically around 1955 (i.e. start of 'third wave") become culturally felt in 1967-69 (starting with Sgt. Pepper, Moon landing, ending with Altamont) and became fully operational in 1971 (end of Breton Woods gold standard)

it took some time before we got accustomed to it. (ATMs etc.)

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[The_Reader_David]

I find the article grimly delightful: a postmodern defense of rightwing bloggers!

[risk]

Larry: join my battle against abuse of post-structuralism!