Thanks for this post. Though I am not quite convinced by most of the reasoning, and I understand that FTX LTFF’s awards aims to encourage new bloggers, instead of rewarding old successful ones (which would better be done by something like Impact Certificates, instead of awards), I really appreciate your points—particularly the critique to short content. I am afraid that blogging might too often be like preaching to the choir—and that journalism and books have a better shot at affecting new audiences (especially policy-makers).
Thanks for this post. Though I am not quite convinced by most of the reasoning, and I understand that FTX LTFF’s awards aims to encourage new bloggers, instead of rewarding old successful ones (which would better be done by something like Impact Certificates, instead of awards), I really appreciate your points—particularly the critique to short content. I am afraid that blogging might too often be like preaching to the choir—and that journalism and books have a better shot at affecting new audiences (especially policy-makers).
Thanks, I’ll take a closer look at impact certificates.