The problem most people make with their media presence is they're trying to craft a media presence as opposed to just consistently publishing who they are.
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There are certain people who prize celebrity over substance. That makes the media world go round. The media needs those people to exist.
A lot of journalists like to suck up to celebrities, and then as soon as they're a safe distance away at their computers, they take shots. But that's the way society has become, especially in pop culture.
It's not like publishing is perfect. Far from it. The industry is struggling to adapt and survive, and it's incredibly frustrating trying to break in.
Communication is paramount, and what medium or what format you utilize should be a non-issue. In some respects, that has created a barrier for new media, especially web new media, because often times maybe the media itself comes before the concept, before the ideas, and ends up navigating or dictating the outcome.
Big media companies have lots of money and content, but they have no way to tap into a good base of users.
What happens in the media is the cult of personality. The brands who have been forced to cut their staff have been forced to take on the brands of journalists.
I wouldn't encourage new writers to start off publishing through electronic media... it still isn't wide enough for the readership they would need to get a good start.
I never, ever have seen media this way. It's almost indescribable. Making up stories, refusing to run real stories. It's making themselves look like utter fools. There's no journalism, there is no media. There's pure, full-fledged advocacy here.
No agent/publisher is in a position to create across a spectrum of media and distribution what major publishers can accomplish for authors.
Making media companies that you hope to sell is not a lot of fun for anyone who cares deeply about making media.
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