Selling out

This is not a post about people in seats.

I don't know what it is about Bubba over at CanesCountry, but he manages more so than anyone else to post or link to something on his blog that will get me worked up and needing to respond.

The recent topic stems from a Q&A session with Joe Ovies of 850 the Buzz and the comments generated from that column. This whole fascination the blogging world has with media credentials and getting an inside peak is interesting to me, but probably from a different perspective than the rest of the community.

What is there to gain by doing it? Really. The key selling point of the blogging community is that we're not the media. We have a hell of a lot more freedom to post a certain angle or perspective that many in the mainstream media cannot get away with. The more bloggers try to "gain respect" within the framework of the mainstream media, the more they have to adhere by certain guidelines and behaviors, and the closer the bloggers are to becoming incorporated to that mainstream.

I was happy to go on 850 several weeks back with Bubba and Joe, but I didn't do it to somehow legitimize my blog or anything like that. I did it because I thought it would be fun and interesting.

I really do have a lot more to say on the subject, but my time is limited and I need a chance to organize my thoughts. I feel like I need to write some sort of manifesto or something. I don't know.

Airplay

I went into the studios of 850 the Buzz and 620 the Bull this evening to do a blogger's segment for the local sports radio station. Joe Ovies spoke to me and Bob (aka Bubba) from Canes Country. We were supposed to be joined by a third, but he had to cancel last minute for some personal issues that came up.

It was pretty cool - about fifteen to twenty minutes - and Bob and I had a good time. I think Joe will air it on the blog sometime tomorrow.

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