I think [Gerard] Cosloy hit the nail on the head when he sort of politely scoffed at blogs by saying they reminded him of ‘zines from 10 years ago. Only difference is, zines– at least a lot of the ones I remember reading– never took themselves quite so seriously.

- Mother Jones Riff Blog

I like this quote because sometimes I feel like I’m the only one who believes that signing up for a blogspot address does not suddenly make one a “serious journalist” any more than going out and buying a stethoscope suddenly makes one a doctor.