D: All Things Digital Conferences
Really good print journalism is ego-free. By that I do not mean that the writer has no skin in the game, or that the writer lacks a perspective, or even that the writer does not write from a perspective. What I mean is that the writer is able to let the story and the reporting process, to the highest possible extent, unfold without a reporter’s insecurities or parochial concerns intervening. Blogging is an ego-intensive process.
— Political blogger Marc Ambinder, in his farewell post at The Atlantic. He’s giving up blogging to write for National Journal, The Atlantic’s sister publication.