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Media lynch mob tries to out-blog the bloggers (and fails miserably)
JWR ^ | 2-15-05 | Jack Kelly

Posted on 02/15/2005 5:10:24 AM PST by FlyLow

Real fear is mixing with snarky disdain in the "mainstream" media's attitude toward web loggers in the wake of the resignation last Friday of Eason Jordan as CNN's top news executive.

"Bloggers as News Media Trophy Hunters," said the headline in the New York Times Monday, the first time many of the newspaper's readers were made aware of a controversy which had been roiling for nearly two weeks.

"The New York Times media beat reporters got beaten badly on the Eason Jordan story — by (gasp!) web logs and cable news — and so how do they react? By catching their readers up on what they missed? Of course not. They react by lashing out at web logs," said Jeff Jarvis, whose views were misrepresented in the Times' story.

Web loggers who criticized Jordan are "sons of Sen. McCarthy," said Bertrand Pecquerie, director of the World Editors Forum. "It is very worrying to see this marriage between self-proclaimed citizens' media and mainstream journalists' scalp hunters," he said.

"The salivating morons who make up the lynch mob prevail," said Steve Lovelady, who edits the web site of the Columbia Journalism Review. For those of you unfamiliar with the controversy — that is to say, for those of you who get your news from the "mainstream" media — in a panel discussion at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland Jan. 27, Jordan said the U.S. military was deliberately killing journalists in Iraq. Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass), a fellow panelist, demanded proof, which Jordan couldn't supply.

Miami businessman Rony Abovitz, who was in attendance, reported on what Jordan said in his web log. This was read by big foot bloggers Hugh Hewitt, Ed Morrissey (Captains Quarters), Glenn Reynolds (Instapundit) and the gang at Power Line, who expressed outrage.

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To: FlyLow
"The salivating morons who make up the lynch mob prevail," said Steve Lovelady, who edits the web site of the Columbia Journalism Review

Buh bye!

21 posted on 02/15/2005 5:29:58 AM PST by GVnana (If I had a Buckhead moment would I know it?)
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To: FlyLow

We feel about bloggers the way Custer must have felt when he charged that village at the Little Big Horn, and discovered it was much, much bigger than he'd imagined it to be. The bloggers' wigwam is large, and growing. There is plenty of room on the lodgepole for more scalps.


hehehe You gotta love this man's sense of humor

*sharpens his scalping knife*


22 posted on 02/15/2005 5:30:45 AM PST by Leatherneck_MT (What are you? Lion or Lamb?)
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To: Imal

Right. It's been pretty obvious for some years that
newspaper reporters have either missed much in their
Journalism 101 classes...or...their instructors were
as clueless as they are on how to research info.

Newspaper publishers are living in the past and have
no basis for communicating with their own hirees other
than laying down the law as to what will be published
and what won't; what spin will prevail as the norm for
the organ.

Bloggers have the advantage of keen interest in the
topic at hand and will spend hours researching/tracking
the original threads which set the piece going. Its
just that simple.


23 posted on 02/15/2005 5:32:00 AM PST by Grendel9
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To: FlyLow
"The salivating morons who make up the lynch mob prevail," said Steve Lovelady, who edits the web site of the Columbia Journalism Review."...

...just a lonely little voice, crying in the dark, so lost, so lonely.....

24 posted on 02/15/2005 5:33:24 AM PST by Al Gator
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To: FlyLow
"The salivating morons who make up the lynch mob prevail," said Steve Lovelady, who edits the web site of the Columbia Journalism Review.

If the salivating morons have you spewing spittle in panic, what does that make you?

What's a Steve Lovelady, anyway? Any relation to Bruce Lovelace?

25 posted on 02/15/2005 5:34:45 AM PST by Publius6961
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To: FlyLow
Real fear is mixing with snarky disdain in the "mainstream" media's attitude toward web loggers

That's because the "mainstream" media has a snarky disdain for boring old history and facts and wants to control events, not report on them.

26 posted on 02/15/2005 5:35:33 AM PST by cyncooper
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To: shezza

Ping-a-ling-a-ling..... Good Morning!!


27 posted on 02/15/2005 5:37:48 AM PST by N8VTXNinWV
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To: FlyLow
"We the people..." was one of the greatest concepts ever devised by some of the most brilliant minds to inhabit planet earth.

"We" are now a reality, and "we" are in the midst of fabulous changes.

28 posted on 02/15/2005 5:38:02 AM PST by PGalt
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To: astounded

I would argue that "Journalizm" has NEVER been a profession, that these people are glorified reporters and news-readers, and that they need to stick with the FACTS and leave the OPINIONS to others. Or face consequences when they step over the line into sedition and treason.


29 posted on 02/15/2005 5:38:44 AM PST by ichabod1 (The Spirit of the Lord Hath Left This Place)
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To: FlyLow

Beckel was having a hissy fit last night. What the heck you can't have all that freedom of speech.


30 posted on 02/15/2005 5:38:58 AM PST by mware
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To: FlyLow
New York Slimes will soon be ancient history.

Hey Mom! What is the New York Slime?

Oh Son! That was once a nice media RAG found in New York City.

Just a another form of biased media that Common Sense Americans rejected.
However, there persistence in not reporting the truth made them go out of existence.

Why do you ask my young son?

My Sixth grade school teacher Mrs Hot Bottoms told us during our field trip to the motel 6 that those nasty old Web Logger's drove them out of business.
31 posted on 02/15/2005 5:39:41 AM PST by OKIEDOC (LL THE)
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To: OKIEDOC

I think the conservatives should take over CBS. They're vulnerable. If only I knew how...


32 posted on 02/15/2005 5:42:26 AM PST by ichabod1 (The Spirit of the Lord Hath Left This Place)
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To: 7.62 x 51mm

" love the smell of fear from the LSM idiots. Get used to it, lowlifes; we're out for all your scalps and will take them if presented the opportunity.
Bloggers, 3 (Raines, Rather-Blather, Eason)

LSM, 0."

Oh come now. You mean you are not giving one to the LSM for headlining Abu Gharib for 28 straight days? /sarcasm off


33 posted on 02/15/2005 5:47:05 AM PST by EQAndyBuzz (60 votes and the world changes.)
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To: FlyLow
This fits..


34 posted on 02/15/2005 5:48:42 AM PST by xcamel (Deep Red, stuck in a "bleu" state.)
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To: ichabod1

ha ha ha

you gotta love this...here is the web summary

he lied
we caught him
its our fault

is that it? MUHAHAHAHAHAHAH



hey how about , oh, i dont know..like soemthign you havent done for a long time...like...tell the truth..maybe? there is an original idea....


35 posted on 02/15/2005 5:49:22 AM PST by Irishguy (How do ya LIKE THOSE APPLES!!!! HUH)
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To: Al Gator
...just a lonely little voice, crying in the dark, so lost, so lonely.....

I'm so ronery, so ronery, sitting on my rittle throne-- Team America

36 posted on 02/15/2005 5:51:31 AM PST by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: FlyLow
"The salivating morons who make up the lynch mob prevail,"

Dang it! I just slobbered all over myself.
37 posted on 02/15/2005 5:56:08 AM PST by schaketo (http://www.gp.org/ Convince progressives to join the Green Party – Divide and conquer)
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To: Grendel9

The colleges teach "activist journalism" from textbooks. They make, break, and coerce these Bolsheviks from the first day of class. None of us would be able to stand the coercion, the bias, the worldview, and the obnoxiousness of the assignments, the books, and the professors.

Only a true believing left wing fascist can emerge from the journalism programs.


38 posted on 02/15/2005 5:58:16 AM PST by Luke21
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To: mewzilla

Yep. Oh well, Jordan should be happy. Now he can pursue his activism without the constraints of the title "journalist." However, I'm guessing Sharon will drop him like a stone, now that he is no longer a "CNN executive."


39 posted on 02/15/2005 6:02:39 AM PST by anniegetyourgun
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To: Izzy Dunne
Your a comedian. Ever thought about hosting the academy awards?
40 posted on 02/15/2005 6:06:13 AM PST by BBell
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