I have a post on Social Fluency today that takes a closer look at talking heads – not the band, but the phrase as it applies to news pundits.
The post takes a closer look at a question asked by the NY Times: Obama’s recent speech was roundly panned by the media elite, but does that really matter any more – do the pundits still have same sway over public opinion that they once had before the advent of citizen journalism?
I include an excerpt from the article and added:
There is no denying that the punditry still has some impact – their
opinions get recycled and repeated endlessly. Indeed, their near
universal agreement on Obama’s speech became part of the evolving story
line.
But it is pretty clear that we are becoming a nation of pundits and
news publishers. Every time you share a link on Twitter, Facebook or
in a blog post you are publishing news. Add some analysis, and voila!
You too can become a talking head.
