Posted on 04/05/2006 11:47:03 AM PDT by abb
That number would be higher if papers were written in Spanish......
sarc//off
You can't enforce what you don't already have.
That's MSM's specialty! Can't have bloggers interfering.
The media doesn't get it.
Why go to an "establishment" newspaper blog when the mass media has been lying to us for decades anyway?
More idiotorials from libs? No thanks.
You joke but Houston has begun running some articles in Spanish in the daily paper.
Your right. Mike Barnicle was on Imus this morning decrying the rise of blogs. He was upset that everyone has a voice and has an opinion they can express. They were talking about John Kerry's demands at hotels thats going around on the blogs. Of course, Barnicle hated bloggers having a say about important people like I suppose him and Kerry. Barnicle is an A$$.
They were asleep while Jim Robinson already beat them to it.
What is an "unfair" blog story in comparison to how the media presents ANY argument?
I always hated the term "citizen journalist". Its as if a "real" journalist owes no citizenship to anyone, but is in an exclusive class all to themselves. They're not just plain ol' people with degrees in journalism, but they're "journalists", and a non-degreed person must bear the distinction of not being in the club.
What's more, I don't mind debate over the particulars (or even just conversations) but when basic realities (such as Bush winning the election) are still being disputed by the Left, I have ZERO interest in reading their blather in a blog.
They like their ivory tower. It costs a lot to maintain.
And don't get any ideas about running your own virtual "printing press" just because computers made the printing press obsolete.
The despots don't like losing control on the minds of the public.
All this will do, is end up with people only reading the news they want to hear...whether accurate or not.
It is going to be very easy to manipulate people in the future.
Like the four blind men trying to describe the elephant by feeling it, they get the parts, but do not understand the gestalt it forms.
They know it's got something to do with the internet, and something to do with citizens writing, linking, and interacting... and somehow, it's eating their lunch, ridiculing their institutions, and scooping them, all at the same time.
...but they still don't get it...
Hoe, check out this article and thread. This guy sorta, kinda gets it a little bit. LOL, maybe he's identified the elephant's tusk....
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1609732/posts
Oh, and here's another one. I couldn't figure out how to post it since wired.com won't let us...
http://www.wired.com/news/culture/media/0,70583-0.html?tw=wn_index_1
"Why would I sit through all of that if I can get what I like for free online, listen to it on my own time and not be guilted for weeks into giving money?"
My wife used to be a fan of public TV when it carried some of the old shows she liked, but as they dropped more & more good content, and drubbed her more & more for money, she finally quit watching. You'd think they'd learn.
It's already happened. People banned. Guest bloggers asked to leave. The monopoly will not be questioned!!!
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