Blogging Gives Patients Freedom Of The Press - And That's Freedom To Be Heard

Guest Post by Dave deBronkart: Part 1:

American journalist A. J Liebling famously said, 'Freedom of the press is guaranteed only to those who own one,' Blogging gives you one.

It's not just a happy metaphor, either. A generation ago the only way to get your thoughts to a wider audience was through broadcast or print, and the only way to do that was with big capital equipment. To be heard, you had to go through people who had the capital. That had to bless your words, or you couldn't get at their equipment.

With a blog, the only resource needed is a computer access. Profound. Not only do you not need permission: you can say anything you want.

Blogs are free and public. They sprinkle ideas like seeds in soil: some never take root, but some do and sprout, and some of those sprouts grow tall. Some get noticed and some don't, but that doesn't hold you back: you can express whatever you want.