[Marxism] Judith Miller to keynote Pajamas Media launch gala

[Louis Proyect <lnp3@xxxxxxxxx>]

http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2005/10/31/i-dont-wear-pjs/
I don?t wear PJs

I never fully understood what Pajamas Media wanted to be and I understand 
it even less now that they are holding a gala, four-and-a-half-hour intro 
in New York at the Rainbow Room on Nov. 16 with Judy Miller as their 
keynote. Judy Miller? Judy Miller!

Pajamas, as I understand it, wanted to be an ad network. I don?t see huge 
advertiser demand for a bunch of mostly conservative political bloggers. At 
one time, they wanted to be some sort of syndicate but I said nobody would 
buy content. It seems they now want to be some sort of blog central thing ? 
antimatter to the Huffingtonpost?s matter, I suppose ? but the difference 
is that most of her people don?t blog while most of these people already do 
blog so I don?t know why I need to see a collection of them. And they keep 
saying they?re going to change their name but they have their gala 
introduction still using the silly name they have. The invite to the gala 
intro I just got says:

    On November 16th, 2005 Pajamas Media will launch a new publishing 
medium that brings together some of the top online influencers and 
personalities, under one banner, to help evolve and expand journalism. In 
essence, this new media company will create a network hub for bloggers 
around the world in what will be one of the world?s first online forums for 
citizen journalism and commentary.

I thought all that was what we call blogs.

I like lots of the guys involved. But I?m sorry, guys, I still don?t get 
it. And I especially don?t launching under Judy Miller?s name.

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