Posted on 04/18/2011 1:15:00 PM PDT by Kaslin
>I am Editor-in-Chief of The Blaze today in large part because I was a blogger who did stories that Glenn Beck featured on his radio and TV shows.
Before joining the Beck team I always found, of all the shows and sites in the wide world of web news, that Glenn was the most generous in terms of saying thank you, of giving credit, and of making mention on air when possible. Hes promoted (and even hired) and amazing number of bloggers and writers.
So its through that lens that I look at the claims in a new story posted by The Daily Caller that is a collection of accusations that Glenn gives insufficient credit to stories turned up by a variety of bloggers and websites.
I certainly understand the frustrations of any writer or blogger who feels their contributions are being slighted. Its happened to me hundreds of times!
At The Blaze we link and cite hundreds of news and blog sites each week. Its been a major part of Glenns push to do just that.
Later today Ill have a much more detailed response to the charges and what may be motivating them (is this connected to our review of James O‘Keefe’s NPR video?). Check back here in a few hours.
We are amused that Glenn is accused (in a factually-flawed way) of co-opting the phrase, “The Truth Has No Agenda” from his friend Mike Opelka. Mike is indeed a writer for The Blaze (as the article notes), but has worked collaboratively on projects with Mike since the 1980′s — indeed Glenn was the best man in Mike’s wedding. More on that later too!
In the meantime, here is a quick montage we put together of Glenn promoting the work of various blogs in the past year or so:
Did you read the article?
Go read post 18. By the way, how is pushing for bloggers to post their work in full (Which is what HG does) crippling FR?
Your honesty made me laugh.
I'll try to let you know who I think are the good ones and pass the ammo on the bad ones.
And overlord.
I read the DC article and this one. You should always give credit where credit is due.
Why should he? James Simpson was a Canadian
Why should he? James Simpson was a Canadian
Not hardly. All American.
If JR actually thinks that way (which would be a big shame).
Yes, prompting bloggers to post the full content here is a definite plot to disrupt and cripple Free Republic.
You were the little girl on the playground that always ran to tell teacher, weren't you?
Try to stick around the truth, humblegunner. No one was calling me out for "blogpimping."
I am calling you out. And if Jim Robinson agrees with you, I am calling him out.
If he jumps the shark over bloggers, that will be a big shame, but it will be his problem.
So much for the 40 day challenge. The DC article really show the blatant theft of writing and research. What a phony.
For what? Disliking blogpimps?
Well, you got me. Guilty as charged.
I think blogpimps are scum.
Using Free Republic as a free advertising platform is deplorable.
If a blogger has written something, he can post it here.
You just go ahead and cry to teacher all you wish, sob and
complain about the fact that mean old humblegunner doesn't like
blogpimps. I'm sure this will be news to everyone.
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