PrintSam Sifton: Part of Our 'Discussion'?
On the New York Times Diner's Journal blog today, linked to his formal review of DBGB, Sam Sifton (or, at least, his username) writes what's essentially a pull-out blog post. No substantial added copy, but a dose of the bloggy trifecta: a bit of personal context, a number of gorgeous pictures, and a forum for comments.
Just after his appointment to the criticship was announced, Sifton wrote that, in his tenture, he wanted to "join the [online] discussion." (After initially discounting the credibility of anything written online, it should be noted). Bruni made use of the Diner's Journal blog before, but rarely in a comment on his formal reviews, other than to tip readers off to their existence.
So are these sorts of small blog posts the Times's way of encouraging the blogging community? Does a comments section constitute "joining the online conversation"? And will people ever look to the Times for a genuine discussion?
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3 Comments:
no way, depending on the topic, the NYT site gets some seriously crazy comments sometimes. i think regular blogs get much more sane readers.
foodinmouth at 1:53PM on 10/14/09
Not if the comments are being moderated before they are posted. Any time I've made comments on NYT blogs they have taken so long to post that there is no opportunity for constructive dialogue between the readers.
sloppy at 1:54PM on 10/14/09
BTW, my comment was in reaction to the OP, not foodinmouth's comment. I type too slowly....
sloppy at 1:55PM on 10/14/09