Story time!
While I was home for spring break, I visited my grandparents. My grandfather is a very talented jazz pianist and writes songs like nobody's business. He started telling me about a new song that he's been working on that is going to be all about how much the Internet causes for barriers between people who should be talking face-to-face. Of course, any grandparent these days would prefer letter-writing or even a phone call to instant messaging or email. However, the subject turned to political blogs and websites. While I tried explaining to him that bloggers who work for independent media outlets are credible, he was having none of it. He doesn't believe that anyone on the Internet knows what they're talking about and would prefer to stick to the New York Times that is delivered to his door.
The way my grandfather was raised causes him to believe nothing that isn't in the New York Times. I did try to convince him that bloggers are causing for a revolution within journalism, but he didn't want to hear about it. Different strokes for different folks, I suppose.
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