Comments on: Breakdown: The power of online media

By: Daniel Gibbons

Daniel Gibbons — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:13:42 +0000

“Is this another example of how only the traditional media can do this kind of long-form journalism?”

Nope, it's an example of how only intelligent, thoughtful people can do this kind of long-form journalism. The web is, as you say, an incredibly powerful medium, but so many of us have fallen into the logical fallacy of believing that because some journalists don't get it, the best reporting must now come from amateurs.

By: mathewi

mathewi — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 20:44:09 +0000

You're welcome, Sameer. I'm glad you enjoyed it — I think there is
some pretty powerful stuff in there.

By: Sameer Vasta

Sameer Vasta — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 20:22:58 +0000

Thanks for sharing that link Mathew. I hadn't seen it before, and as someone who is living with mental issues, I'm always happy to learn from the experiences of others.

By: mathewi

mathewi — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 18:27:04 +0000

Thanks, Steven. I agree there are areas the Globe could improve in –
as I keep reminding whoever I can — but there are some things we are
starting to get the hang of :-)

By: StevenHodson

StevenHodson — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 18:02:18 +0000

That is one thing I will say for the Globe and that it is one of the few newspaper organizations that I think really gets the web and how to integrate it with their print versions. Are they successfull all the time - no they still don't get full RSS feeds :) but they aren't alone in that.

The organization deserves full kudos for the Breakdown series.