OTBKB and No_Words were interviewed on Thursday by a Danish Fullbright Scholar, who is getting a degree at the Columbia School of Journalism.

This is the second time a student from Columbia has schlepped out to Park Slope to interview OTBKB.

She was very surprised when I told her my age. I’m pretty sure she thought I was a lot younger. I hope.

The Danish journalist’s topic is "Citizen Blogging."  The conversation covered a lot of ground, including the rise of blogging in Brooklyn, personal blogs vs. public interest and activist blogs, the way that local newspapers are using bloggers as unpaid stringers, the way that print newspapers are appropriating aspects of blogging into what they do.

She mentioned that Aaron Barlow, owner of Shakespeare’s Sister in Cobble Hill, is coming out with a book about blogging. More information please… 

The Danish journalist had some interesting questions. Maybe some of you would like to weigh in in the comments area. No nasty comments, please. Tastefully negative is fine.

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