Mikaela says:
We know from our excellent ABQ blogs -- DukeCityFix in the forefront among them -- that a cacophany of voices with different perspectives can give us an enriched sense of the city and the landscape of politics and culture we all call home.
It appears that's a national trend, even in cities as complex and mythologized as L.A. From today's LA Times:
"Blogs comprise a really neat way of discovering L.A. in its complexity.... L.A. is juxtaposition incarnate, and most of our lives are too," says Baird-Hu. "Blogging is a way of sharing my connection to the world. So much of media has been one way for so long, and blogging allows media to be so much more dynamic than that."
Blogs are best known for their ability to bend political discourse and unravel shoddy journalism. But some experts think the blogs' collage of life in Los Angeles — and other cities — could eventually recalibrate our sense of place, redefining not only how others see us but also how we see ourselves.
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