The online magazine, which went live last July, showcases a blend of opinion pieces, real-life experiences, style, London tips and some travel.
The trend has been decades in the making, but Mr. Rosenstiel believes the online medium is an accelerant in the process: "I think we are seeing the beginning... of a new hybrid style of writing which is a blend of opinion and news".
The blending of opinion with news is a good place to start.
The book's chapters had already appeared serially in the spring of 1941, without a byline, in the far-right newspaper Gringoire, which blended virulent opinion pages with apolitical literary content.
Hilton, whose real name is Mario Lavandeira, writes what he calls "Hollywood's most hated Web site," an off-color blend of rumor, opinion and immature humor.
The speed and immediacy that Twitter provides -- along with its great variety of voices -- is a great addition to what we are already doing: delivering a unique blend of news, opinion, and community... served up with our distinctive attitude and point of view, and super-charged for Twitter users.
The book blends interviews, statistics, opinion polls, journalism and personal reminiscence.
In short, the column was a hard-hitting blend of reporting and opinion that left H.P. bleeding on the mat.
Smashing Physics reads much like his blog, with its conversational tone, its blend of explication and opinion, its self-deprecating humour and the occasional well-directed barb.
Blend several imperceptibly different opinions on an issue that everyone in attendance basically agrees upon.
