An interview on the lovely OJB Online Journalism Blog threw up this little beauty in an interview with Gary Knight, editor of Rethink-Dispatches.com:
“I think MySpace and YouTube are not the media, nor are bloggers. They are the 21st century equivalent of Hyde Park Corner and youth clubs…”
Er, am I missing something? Hyde Park Corner is traffic intersection and the home of a big fat arch. I’m thinking he means Speakers’ Corner, which is a bit further north up Park Lane. If he didn’t and I missed the point, the point needs explanation. If not, another notch for the subs team.
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Interview: Gary Knight on ‘dispatches’ magazine online | Online Journalism Blog // August 6, 2008 at 8:14 pm
[...] are not the media, nor are bloggers. They are the 21st century equivalent of Hyde Park Corner [sic] and youth clubs. The future of news delivery on the web demands better editing and citation so [...]
Paul Bradshaw // August 6, 2008 at 8:27 pm
Thanks. Have updated the post with a link to your correction. Glad I found your blog as a result – subbing is definitely undervalued. PS: check out Richard Burton’s recent blog posts on why we need subs.