tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6526127125590696183.post873018367093744647..comments2023-09-19T09:00:41.685-04:00Comments on Inside Out (mcwflint): Knight Foundation funding two more Michigan news projectsMaryAnn Chick Whitesidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00183010504600574644noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6526127125590696183.post-87089342631647479912010-02-04T11:48:15.378-05:002010-02-04T11:48:15.378-05:00Hi i am the dan bloom in the Times story who coine...Hi i am the dan bloom in the Times story who coined the term crash blossoms or crash blooms, haha. i was JOKINg and the term too:<br />Body:Hi i am the dan bloom in the Times story who coined the term crash<br />blossoms or crash blooms, haha. i was JOKINg and the term took off.<br />who knew? by the way, can you blog one day on this new coinage of<br />mine, pro or con, dan bloom, Tufts 1971, in Taiwan forever now,<br />marooned here. and love it here. I wrote THE SNAILPAPER STATEMENT<br />today, and here's a preview:<br /><br />"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that while the Digital Age<br />is upon us fast and furious, the print newspaper -- hereafter dubbed<br />the "snailpaper" -- shall persevere as a good daily read, a<br />fascinating look at the world around us and a valuable tool for<br />understanding oped pundits and above the fold headlines. Sure, the<br />dear snailpaper will also be seen as a useful tool<br /><br />for wrapping fish at the Fulton Fish Market or lining the bird cage in<br />the den, but all kidding aside -- har! har! -- the daily snailpaper<br />can hold its head high and be certain of its place in the culture.<br />While news migrates in pixels and bytes to the Internet at an<br />exponential rate, piling breaking story upon breaking story and<br />turning everyone and his mother into a 24/7 news freak and RSS<br />aggregator, the plodding snailpaper will nevertheless remain the<br />bedrock of analysis and insight, from sea to shining sea, delivered at<br />a snail's pace, yes, read at a snail's pace, yes, and absorbed, word<br />for word -- on glorius printed paper! white newsprint reflecting inked<br />letters! -- at a snail's pace, yes, as long as the Republic of Letters<br />shall live."<br /><br />Full blast here:<br /><br />http://zippy1300.blogspot.com/2010/02/snailpaper-statement-mini-version-by.html<br />2009/1/15 danbloom <danbloom@gmail.comDANIELBLOOMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130493903696077379noreply@blogger.com