Blogger aggregation site to compete with mainstream media

Posted by Anna-Maria Mende on October 19, 2005 at 4:15 PM

A group of bloggers plans to set up an aggregation blog site called Pajamas Media that will link to more than 70 blogs and also feature original content and news feeds from sources like The Associated Press, reports News.com. Apart from pure bloggers, the group includes mainstream journalists from CNBC, News & World Report, The Nation, New York Post, Fox News etc. The site is planned to launch on November 16.

Novelist and screenwriter Roger L. Simon, one of the founders, said, "Our purpose is to garner advertising income by aggregation, but more importantly, to leverage blogs and raise their credibility higher than they are now." The site will have editors in several international cities including Sydney and Barcelona. Co-founder Charles Johnson said, "In some senses we will compete with mainstream media. News will be generated through blogs because we have bloggers in every corner of the planet. We'll have the fan base of a rock and roll band...(that can) give instant feedback on stories that you post. That's a valuable part of it, the community aspect." Source: News.com

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