Post by Adam B on Aug 9, 2008 13:51:29 GMT -5
Voices From the Suburban Blogosphere
By Bob Tedeschi
Published: August 8, 2008
Read the full story at: www.nytimes.com/2008/08/10/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/10Rblogs.html?pagewanted=1&_r=2&adxnnlx=1218305283-/fM7nsuktaTRejX8CyxVLg
....On the flip side of the hyperlocal blogging are those who follow a single issue far beyond their environs. A topical blog usually relegates the writer to a much smaller readership, but such an approach has its rewards, said Adam Bernard, 29, author of the hip-hop music site Adam’s World (AdamBernard.blogspot.com), based in Fairfield, Conn.
Mr. Bernard, a freelance writer, has gained industrywide attention for recent posts, including one in June that criticized hip-hop labels for inflating first-week album sales, and another about the music ambitions of the prostitute linked to the former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer.
The blog, which Mr. Bernard said attracted about 5,000 monthly readers, rolled out five years ago and features interviews with independent hip-hop artists. Some later achieve more widespread fame, but still keep in contact.
“Plenty of artists take their interview and they’re out the door,” Mr. Bernard said. “But others keep reading, seeing me at shows, who like what I do, and like anything else, you develop a friend.”