Early weblogs inherited two distinct activist critiques of mainstream media homogeneity and consolidation

Evidence

Other activists focused on different elements of the media industry. While zinesters generally criticized the homogeneity of mainstream media, their alternatives often focused on personal storytelling and niche topics ignored by the media. Critics of the news media, by contrast, examined the political implications of media consolidation. Often drawing from similar inspirations as zinesters, people interested in international news and politics positioned weblogs as a viable alternative. — Alice E. Marwick, Status Update, 99

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