by Patrick Appel
Timothy Lee uses Jonathan Rauch's complaints about the blogosphere to make a more general point:
As the Internet gets bigger and more complex, I and my peers see increasing richness and depth. In contrast, for cohorts who have been less engaged over the last decade, the Internet’s growing size and complexity only makes it all the more “incorrigibly hostile.”
In related commentary, Jay Rosen and Nick Carr are debating whether the internet has helped or hurt journalism over at The Economist.
The Dish 