Reply #13: *standing ovation*

[ultraist]

Absolutely! Certain logos (as in company logos, not logos-logic) give *news* companies carte blanche (false creditability--ethos gone astray) to say whatever they'd like, regardless of the creditability of the story, and people buy it.

I think that *news* companies, in large part, have won over people in the pathos area because blogs are just text with a name. Seeing real people speak and feeling as if you "know" them draws people in emotionally. The audience has more "face contact" so to speak.

With blogs, we may recognize names, put there is still some disassociation here, because we don't see these people. Consider Keith Olberman for example, I've read posts here that say, 'he's sexy' 'I love him', 'he's my guy' etc. Being able to see the person speak is a powerful way to bring the pathos into the equation.

I'd love to see blogs incorporate live video feed for this and other reasons.

Excellent commentary! recommended