In which I get with the new media program
By martha
I just spent a very long three days at this year’s FamilyFarmed expo, “live blogging” it for the Reader and, g-d help me tweeting it to boot. You can read the results over on the Reader blog, where I weigh in on the sad saga of shared-use kitchens, whole-beast cookery, urban chickens, and bunch of other stuff. I think some iteration of all these posts will run in the paper later this week.
This was an experiment for me, and mostly it went well. For one, I think I finally understand this whole Twitter business. But, man, the blogging part was hard. Trying to process hours of information, synthesize it, and then spit back out through the fingers on a dime left my brain a blob of jelly and did a major number on my wrists. Is this the best way to disseminate information? To tell a story? It was a fun challenge but I remain unconvinced.
Martha,
I read your blog posts… I think your synthesis was great! We really appreciate your efforts.
Martha,
I think you did a great job as it is, but if you find yourself having trouble with this sort of thing, have you ever considered trying it in podcast form? I wonder if thoughts tend to flow more freely when spoken, rather than when translated into the written word. It’s just a thought I’ve been having in my own endeavors lately, though I’ve yet to actually act upon it, so, can’t say it’s true or not.
Still, a thought.
Hey, thanks Pete and Jody. Podcasts are intriguing, but I don’t know if my unmediated, unedited thoughts would be an improvement. Plus, I can’t stand the sound of my own voice!