508 is a show about Worcester. This week, we talk with legendary <a href="http://www.telegram.com">Telegram &#038; Gazette</a> columnist Jim Dempsey and his <a href="http://www.wpi.edu/">WPI</a> class about the state of Worcester journalism and whether bloggers can help.
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Two possible inspirations for Worcester amateurs: the <a href="http://fort-greene.blogs.nytimes.com/about-the-virtual-assignment-desk/">NYT&#8217;s Virtual Assignment Desk</a>, <a href="http://www.niemanlab.org/2009/09/clay-shirky-let-a-thousand-flowers-bloom-to-replace-newspapers-dont-build-a-paywall-around-a-public-good/">Clay Shirky&#8217;s &#8220;Let a thousand flowers bloom&#8221;</a>