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Counterbias: Why blogs? Why Not!

"Why blogs?" asks Mickey Zhttp://mickeyz.net/ in Counterbias.

"it’s the shrinking limits of debate within the corporate-dominated elite media that have inspired many a blogger.

Why blogs? If they can challenge our self-induced stupor and provoke some much-needed action, I ask: “Why not?” (But we better act fast before blogs are co-opted, re-packaged, and sold back to us as the latest “trend.”)

The disadvantage

Bernhard Warner, an ex-Reuters journalist and co-founder of blogging company CustomCommunications.co.uk, told silicon.com: "The disadvantage is if they do it badly they could create something that's uninteresting. ... if their service is bad then they will hear about it from readers."

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Blogger, social media strategy consultant to Fortune 500 companies, and sought-after corporate speaker B.L. Ochman heads the creative team of whatsnextonline.com. She also publishes the Ethics Crisis blog for SRF Global Translations

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