http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005-2007 by the authors Wed, 19 Dec 2007 12:42:13 EST http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2007/12/17/112054.php#comment-681428 I apologise if this appears in addition to a previous comment I sent and which may have been lost as I was cutoff - possibly by God or some other deity devoted to quality control in blog comments. To shorten my previous ramble, I would say Alec has a very good point, but speaking from a British point of view and looking at our national press (local is often better) one is inclined to say: Well, they don't do any better. Opinion and partizanship from the front page back, scare stories, sensationalism, mawkishness or ghoulishness in tragedy and horror, celebrity shite and much, much, more can be laid at the door of our national media. But, I don't see why Rick shouldn't dispute Ms Smith's claim, for what it's worth - albeit that she could have made that claim in ignorance of the earlier story. Cheers. 681428@blogcritics.org Wed, 19 Dec 2007 12:42:13 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2007/12/17/112054.php#comment-680973 Hey, I was just saying the same. These F(&(*^ are stealing from online writers and bloggers and we get NO CREDIT. The only claim to fame is that we don't know what the hell we are talking about. We should revolt and shut the Internet down for a week and see how they weep!! Heloise Mad as hell and not going to take plaigerisers anymore.... 680973@blogcritics.org Mon, 17 Dec 2007 20:54:48 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2007/12/17/112054.php#comment-680957 This is happening more and more frequently. A blogger breaks a story (or takes a novel point of view on an issue), and then days/weeks/months later, the MSM "re-breaks" the story...and then it quickly becomes the conventional wisdom. The problem we face as bloggers is that the noise-to-substance ratio is still very high overall in the blogosphere. Therefore, we do not have the same level of credibility as the MSM (even though their credibility with the public is poor at best). But still, we are "scooping" them more and more, and I believe this is an overall positive development. 680957@blogcritics.org Mon, 17 Dec 2007 19:57:11 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2007/12/17/112054.php#comment-680866 RE: The blogosphere was over six months ahead of the mainstream media, and this bodes well for the future of emerging media throughout the world. Yawn. Most bloggers are not reporters, but are advocates, pundits and other uninformed purveryors of opinion, who delude themselves by inhaling their own gasses. They, heck, we, have some value as people who offer our opinions, and bloggers who are local to a story may have something useful to offer, but the idea that bloggers are some kind of alternative to the mainstream media is ludicrous. 680866@blogcritics.org Mon, 17 Dec 2007 14:36:21 EST