The internet is killing storytelling | Ben Macintyre - Times Online

The internet is killing storytelling | Ben Macintyre - Times Online

The internet, while it communicates so much information so very effectively, does not really “do” narrative. The blog is a soap box, not a story. Facebook is a place for tell-tales perhaps, but not for telling tales. The long-form narrative still does sit easily on the screen, although the e-reader is slowly edging into the mainstream.