Comments on: Where blogging fits in with traditional media http://johnbollwitt.com/2007/12/02/where-blogging-fits-in-with-traditional-media/ New media enthusiast in Vancouver, B.C. with many interests and passions. A blogger, podcaster, music lover, Canucks fan, Cubs fan, technology enthusiast, news junkie, Apple user, and general lover of feeding my brain. Thu, 12 Jan 2012 01:50:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: GZ Expat http://johnbollwitt.com/2007/12/02/where-blogging-fits-in-with-traditional-media/comment-page-1/#comment-63765 GZ Expat Tue, 04 Dec 2007 07:34:20 +0000 http://audihertz.net/blog/2007/12/02/where-blogging-fits-in-with-traditional-media/#comment-63765 I love this quote from the article you posted... "...let’s not confuse what random fans and wanna-be pundits are tossing out there with legitimate reporting." In one sentence, the guy rolls up the arrogance of mainstream media perfectly. What exactly is 'legitimate reporting?' Is it the BBC hiring stringers that take pictures of terrorist bombers killing people? Is it Fox News sensationalizing event he smallest of headline? Is it the NY Times consistently getting facts wrong and having to print retraction after retraction in nearly every edition it prints? At least with a blogger, I know what I get. They are open and honest about their biases and don't hide behind the guise of 'objective reporting.' There is no such thing...at least with bloggers you know that and you can pick and choose as you please. Mainstream media is dying...and they cannot see their own demise coming on. It's sad in a way...and humorous in another. Soon, Mr McCosky will find the only path of employment he has would be through blogging...then, would it be legitimate? I love this quote from the article you posted…

“…let’s not confuse what random fans and wanna-be pundits are tossing out there with legitimate reporting.”

In one sentence, the guy rolls up the arrogance of mainstream media perfectly. What exactly is ‘legitimate reporting?’

Is it the BBC hiring stringers that take pictures of terrorist bombers killing people? Is it Fox News sensationalizing event he smallest of headline? Is it the NY Times consistently getting facts wrong and having to print retraction after retraction in nearly every edition it prints?

At least with a blogger, I know what I get. They are open and honest about their biases and don’t hide behind the guise of ‘objective reporting.’ There is no such thing…at least with bloggers you know that and you can pick and choose as you please.

Mainstream media is dying…and they cannot see their own demise coming on. It’s sad in a way…and humorous in another. Soon, Mr McCosky will find the only path of employment he has would be through blogging…then, would it be legitimate?

]]> By: Rebecca http://johnbollwitt.com/2007/12/02/where-blogging-fits-in-with-traditional-media/comment-page-1/#comment-63763 Rebecca Mon, 03 Dec 2007 17:58:55 +0000 http://audihertz.net/blog/2007/12/02/where-blogging-fits-in-with-traditional-media/#comment-63763 Like when there was an article about me in the Metro Vancouver and they didnt even contact me about it - so they had about 5 different facts wrong, although they were all based on a blog post. A blog post, that if quoted, could have helped them do their "fact checking". Like when there was an article about me in the Metro Vancouver and they didnt even contact me about it – so they had about 5 different facts wrong, although they were all based on a blog post. A blog post, that if quoted, could have helped them do their “fact checking”.

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