Friday, February 4, 2011

Online v. Offline

Yesterday a Philadelphia Daily News writer interviewed Philosophy Professor John Hymers (who studies, among other things, the role of food in culture and philosophy), about WIP's "Wing Bowl." I get a copy of the Daily News today, scan it, and read the writer's story, but it doesn't have Hymers quotes. Oh well, I thought. Until Dr. Hymers told me it was online and getting many responses. I went to the link and the whole "story" was about him and his comments. I guess I'm very old school in that I first think "offline" (paper!!); in truth, it's possible more people have read about Hymers (and that he's a La Salle professor) in the online version than if he had been quoted in the print edition of the paper.

Here's a link to the story:

http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/wingbowl/20110203_Wing_Bowl__A_threat_to_Western_culture_.html?&c=n

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