http://www.extrememortman.com/mainstream-media/bonwire-of-the-vanities/ Just When You Thought it was Safe to Take Politics Seriously Again Wed, 3 Dec 2008 00:01:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.1 http://www.extrememortman.com/mainstream-media/bonwire-of-the-vanities/#comment-69063 Mon, 10 Mar 2008 21:41:43 +0000 http://www.extrememortman.com/mainstream-media/bonwire-of-the-vanities/#comment-69063 >>The irony is that today, in real life, newspapers are being done in by the Internet, by bloggers. >>The irony is that today, in real life, newspapers are being done in by the Internet, by bloggers.

]]> http://www.extrememortman.com/mainstream-media/bonwire-of-the-vanities/#comment-69038 Mon, 10 Mar 2008 17:35:19 +0000 http://www.extrememortman.com/mainstream-media/bonwire-of-the-vanities/#comment-69038 Another effect of The Wire that has been an all-around good thing is the pop culture exposure it it has afforded some of our writers, not of journalism, but of crime fiction. As a librarian, I've been really jazze to see how many viewers are coming in wanting to read the authors associated with the show, and anything like them. What so many folks are realizing is that while shows like The Wire are rare, that experience is readily found in the current renaissance of crime writing. We did a little reading list for fans in withdrawal on our library blog - it is some comfort on this dreary morning after. Another effect of The Wire that has been an all-around good thing is the pop culture exposure it it has afforded some of our writers, not of journalism, but of crime fiction. As a librarian, I’ve been really jazze to see how many viewers are coming in wanting to read the authors associated with the show, and anything like them. What so many folks are realizing is that while shows like The Wire are rare, that experience is readily found in the current renaissance of crime writing. We did a little reading list for fans in withdrawal on our library blog - it is some comfort on this dreary morning after.

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