Squinter’s in fine form today. Just “as Gerry Adams settles into his new role in the Blogosphere“, Squinter has decided to take a big satirical bite out of the same. The target: ‘our political website users’ (and its moderators)… (No, relax Máirtín, we don’t think he’s taking another pop at Gerry…) Worth a read since, as always, he’s trying to make a serious point under cover of the humour; though you’ll have to buy the paper to see it, or take out a free subscription from the website for access to the PDF.
In the meantime, for those can’t, here’s a good piece from OpenDemocracy on the paucity of quality discourse on blogs in general: The politics of me, me, me…
Update: Roughly scanned copy added above…
Mick is founding editor of Slugger. He has written papers on the impacts of the Internet on politics and the wider media and is a regular guest and speaking events across Ireland, the UK and Europe. Twitter: @MickFealty
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