http://perceptivetravel.com/blog/2008/02/22/guardian-gets-blogged-to-the-max/ Travel stories, world music, travel books, and a close peek at unique destinations. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 23:39:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 http://perceptivetravel.com/blog/2008/02/22/guardian-gets-blogged-to-the-max/#comment-30783 Antonia Malchik Sun, 24 Feb 2008 14:29:33 +0000 http://perceptivetravel.com/blog/2008/02/22/guardian-gets-blogged-to-the-max/#comment-30783 Hey Steve, why don't the three of us team up and have all our kids write blogs! How about the New York Times? It could use some fresh voices. I'll start with my son's observation on receiving his first passport at age 3 months: "aaaooowwwoooo." Hey Steve, why don’t the three of us team up and have all our kids write blogs! How about the New York Times? It could use some fresh voices. I’ll start with my son’s observation on receiving his first passport at age 3 months: “aaaooowwwoooo.”

]]> http://perceptivetravel.com/blog/2008/02/22/guardian-gets-blogged-to-the-max/#comment-30481 Elizabeth Fri, 22 Feb 2008 18:59:16 +0000 http://perceptivetravel.com/blog/2008/02/22/guardian-gets-blogged-to-the-max/#comment-30481 Personally, I think travelers are more flexible and more open minded than most people, so sometimes inciting controversy is difficult. Write a closed-minded post about why traveling first-class in luxurious hotels is the only way to travel and you might start some controversy! Personally, I think travelers are more flexible and more open minded than most people, so sometimes inciting controversy is difficult. Write a closed-minded post about why traveling first-class in luxurious hotels is the only way to travel and you might start some controversy!

]]> http://perceptivetravel.com/blog/2008/02/22/guardian-gets-blogged-to-the-max/#comment-30456 Caitlin Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:17:48 +0000 http://perceptivetravel.com/blog/2008/02/22/guardian-gets-blogged-to-the-max/#comment-30456 This was certainly a disaster for The Guardian. What I don't understand is why, after all that, the travel editor's interpretation is that people want to read more writing by "real people" rather than journalists. Most people were saying the opposite! See <a href="http://www.roamingtales.com/2008/02/18/the-gogarty-case-how-should-old-media-respond-to-new-media/" rel="nofollow">my take on it</a>. This was certainly a disaster for The Guardian. What I don’t understand is why, after all that, the travel editor’s interpretation is that people want to read more writing by “real people” rather than journalists. Most people were saying the opposite! See my take on it.

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