By Jason Menard
It’s easy to see the world in terms of black and white. Filtered through the prism of personal interest, right and wrong can be very clear. But step back and look across the entire spectrum and what seems clear is often muddled by shades of grey.
Ideally, everyone would put their name to what they write or say, on-line and off. But we don’t live in an ideal world.
By Jason Menard
Like so many times before, the death of mainstream media has been greatly exaggerated. But if anything has died as a result of the questionable coverage of the Boston terrorist bombings and subsequent manhunt, hopefully it’s the prevalence of jumping the gun when reporting potential smoking guns.
And that’s something for which both traditional and social media are guilty. Continue reading
By Jason Menard
To paraphrase the sage Uncle Ben, with great blogging comes great responsibility — and, for me, that responsibility is first and foremost to allow reader comments.
However, I believe there is a caveat: allowing reader comments does not equal allowing ALL reader comments.
I believe that if you’re going to publish a blog in a public forum — sharing your thoughts, opinions, and ideas with the world — then you have a moral obligation to allow readers to reply. To not do so, in my opinion, betrays a touch of arrogance combined with a heaping helping of missed opportunity. Continue reading
The M-Dash by Jason Menard 