Called Blog Idol, dozens of entrants had been whittled down to a top 10, and, after a week-long series of daily blogs, readers voted for their favourite. Tamaira quickly rose to be ranked among Stuff’s most popular bloggers, one of a stable of writers with communities of committed readers forming around them. “The old media model died,” says Nick Barnett, a former Stuff journalist who, in 2007, found himself in charge of Stuff’s blog section. It was commentary getting down to eye-level with readers,” Barnett says. Called Furry Friday, it’s the last remaining relic of Stuff’s blog section, and of Barnett’s old pet blog.

Source: Stuff June 17, 2022 18:25 UTC