Christine already discussed the anti-blogging article ("Bloggers Need Not Apply") from the Chronicle of Higher Education, but Ann Althouse had this very funny reaction to the article that is worth noting:
I suppose if I were desperate for a job, this article might scare me into not blogging. So you can discount what I'm saying if you want. But, for me, blogging is so phenomenally satisfying that I would find the possible career advancement sacrifices worth it, and, what's more, I love the idea that this blog automatically functions to deflect people from me who don't like it. Saves me a lot of damned time interacting with people I'm not going to like.
What a concept: blog as screening device! I am still laughing about it.
Ann also has a lot more serious and detailed responses to the article that are worth reading. Perhaps it should go without saying, but I agree with all of it.
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