This is the inaugural, de-virginising posting for Ganesha’s Gripes, a journal tracking the transformation of print media, mainly newspapers and magazines.
Ganesha’s Gripes also includes random thoughts on style, usage, the writing process, and politics in Southeast Asia, where Ganesha’s Scripe lives in the real world.
The Blog is named after Ganesha, a Hindu god of the intellect and learning, depicted by a humanoid, pot-bellied elephant. Images will follow shortly. Ganeshas are everywhere in Southeast Asia, following the same path that Hinduism, Sanskrit and Buddhism followed.
Ganesha is not usually one given to griping. But the passing of newspapers and magazines – a key hypothesis of this Blog – I don’t think would please him.
We’re seeing a seismic and historic shift in the print media, of a size unseen since the advent of the Gutenberg printing press some 500 years ago. It’ll be fun to watch it.
Your thoughts and comments are welcome on Ganesha’s Gripes.
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