It's hard to decide what to highlight when there are so many good articles being written, so I've decided to make Tuesday a permanent melange day for this column. I hope you enjoy the insights of Know More Media authors who have proven themselves to be knowledgeable experts in their various topics. On with the melange!

SistersInBiz discussed a language issue today that is really becoming a bit of a hot topic, especially after the Michael Richards  incident. Cultural respect counts for something, especially when you live in a diverse nation like the U.S. It appears  Rosie O'Donnell made a joke about the Chinese language, making the excuse that people need to get over it. Sorry Rosie, I don't get the joke. I'm not suggesting that people - specifically entertainers - should go out of their way to be politically correct but they should make an effort to respect the cultures of others.

During fashion week, both Madrid and Milan banned skinny models. Maria Palma, author of TheRunwayScoop has had much to say on the topic and has been following the skinny model debate very closely. The most recent development in this story is the Italian manifesto to regulate the industry and encourage models, and by extention other women, to be healthy, particularly in the wake of the death of model Ana Carolina.  I see nothing wrong with a concerted effort to feed the models.

In a demonstration of the power of the social networking on the Internet, BizMediaScience author, Joseph Carrabis outlined how he connected old friends. I was touched by this story and I hope others will be as well.

ThePublishingSpot interview series with Susan Henderson was excellent. The author talked about overcoming writers block and building a writing community. What about reading communities? ThePublishingSpot discussed the future of those as well. Don't miss this weeks series with Chris Eaton, he "understands the thankless life of a fledgling writer."

 
On the new media front, (I could not resist) BizofShowBiz and TheAlphaMarketer author Gary Borgeault recently analyzed the debate on radio consolodation, siding with broadcasters and other industry big wigs that digital media has opened many doors for artists.  examined the Internet and the removal of gatekeepers. I beleive both cases are a result of the media revolution currently taking place and I suspect all questions will be answered once the dust settles. My thoughts: Loosing gatekeepers is a double edged sword as citizen media contributors (and participants) are able to provide content they deem valuable, but sifting through and finding the valuable content could end up being a labor of love - love for quality information that is!