What's Old Is News To Some

Blogging Bonnaroo
I'm a little amazed that some members of the "traditional" media (TV, newspapers) are all ga-ga over the fact that there are so many bloggers active at the Bonnaroo music festival.

I guess it must be a slow news day. Or maybe they haven't seen all of the research that shows that people who use the Web consider it as important an information source as newspapers and TV and even more important than magazines, books, and radio.

Maybe it's just the heat. Nah, that can't be it. The press tent has all the free bottled water you care to drink, or pour over your head.

Perhaps we can gain enlightenment by looking at some of the blogging enabled by the wireless Internet connection provided by the same Bonnaroo organizers who were astute enough to issue all of those press credenials to bloggers. Blogging about other bloggers may seem a little like a photographer taking pictures of other photographers taking pictures, but I'll take that risk.

• The Jaded Insider
  Even media as traditional as Billboard magazine are blogging at Bonnaroo.
• Bonnaroo Journal
  They don't make media any more traditional than the New York Times.
• Bonnaroo Photo Pool
  At last count, more than 200 photos have been uploaded to Flickr.
• Seen and Heard at Bonnaroo
  The Knoxville News Sentinel is using a pool of guest bloggers.
  
• Gristmill
  Grist magazine sent a blogger to cover the eco-friendly aspects of the festival.

Okay, you get the idea. The list is long. Those who find blogging such a novel way of covering a music festival might wish to consult a calendar to verify which century this is. Or maybe they should just pour some free water over their heads.

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^{Photos by Taylor Crothers, Jeff Kravitz}