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And we thought the newsroom atmosphere was stressful.
In "whodathunkit" news today, it seems that blogging can be bad for your health. Yes, with the Internet ever changing the way the world works, it seems the stress of 24/7 information access has been having an adverse effect on hardcore bloggers...specifically death.
According to an April 6 New York Times article, two prolific bloggers have recently kicked the bucket, both dying of heart attacks. It seems the demands on these professional bloggers began to affect their health as they tried to keep up with the digital Joneses.
The article goes on to say that with round the clock news dissemination and a high demand to be the first to break industry news (whether technology, celebrity sports, politics, etc), many paid bloggers are feeling the affects of trying to make sure they never miss a story, which is leading to sleep disorders, weight gain and loss and massive amounts of stress.
I have to admit, the first...
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