tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post7924383349357016165..comments2023-11-02T12:10:41.494-04:00Comments on Awful Announcing: Michael Wilbon Is Afraid Of BlogsDeROKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11989933780728785428noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-13906545371759413502007-10-30T05:34:00.000-04:002007-10-30T05:34:00.000-04:00Please write anything else!Please write anything else!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-87194855520241628232007-10-30T02:21:00.000-04:002007-10-30T02:21:00.000-04:00Magnific!Magnific!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-66574724782732410962007-10-27T16:09:00.000-04:002007-10-27T16:09:00.000-04:00Good job!Good job!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-79903944621407884312007-10-27T15:20:00.000-04:002007-10-27T15:20:00.000-04:00Wonderful blog.Wonderful blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-81450554285285584442007-10-26T15:19:00.000-04:002007-10-26T15:19:00.000-04:00Hello all!Hello all!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-22686551787981602122007-10-26T14:50:00.000-04:002007-10-26T14:50:00.000-04:00MQ0p2i Nice Article.MQ0p2i Nice Article.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-88035320255311499262007-10-26T14:07:00.000-04:002007-10-26T14:07:00.000-04:00AsTOHe Wonderful blog.AsTOHe Wonderful blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-66249654497305426542007-10-26T05:30:00.000-04:002007-10-26T05:30:00.000-04:001nxjyA Your blog is great. Articles is interesting...1nxjyA Your blog is great. Articles is interesting!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-805516312781375812007-09-27T14:06:00.000-04:002007-09-27T14:06:00.000-04:00You don't teach journalism - you big fat liar.You don't teach journalism - you big fat liar.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-10957122603538686042007-09-27T12:18:00.000-04:002007-09-27T12:18:00.000-04:00I hate to say it, but human nature is what it is. ...I hate to say it, but human nature is what it is. If bloggers gain access, we'll become afraid of losing access, and we'll slowly but surely start turning into the MSM. If you want to be critical, stay outside the door, because it gets a lot harder to do it when you're looking the guy in the face.Eric (Extra P.)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09395146435169850021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-33759422965486441252007-09-26T19:29:00.000-04:002007-09-26T19:29:00.000-04:00I'll take it out if it distracts from the original...I'll take it out if it distracts from the original point. Thanks also for weighing-in not matter what side you take/took.<BR/><BR/>For those of you that aren't necessarily familiar with the site....stick around. I think you'll have fun. And no I don't just bash ESPN all day long.Awful Announcing-https://www.blogger.com/profile/02512793293145554219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-71436859369328923422007-09-26T19:23:00.000-04:002007-09-26T19:23:00.000-04:00QC and Anon...It was a joke in reference to the fa...QC and Anon...<BR/><BR/>It was a joke in reference to the fact that bloggers are all considered white, unemployed males who sit in their underwear while in their parent's basements. Sorry if that was lost in translation. Sarcasm folks.Awful Announcing-https://www.blogger.com/profile/02512793293145554219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-50573437184836122712007-09-26T18:05:00.000-04:002007-09-26T18:05:00.000-04:00That was the one error, I thought: "white men with...That was the one error, I thought: "white men with computers..." What does that have to do with anything and what rhetorical point does it make? The thing about blogs is anyone can blog, and they may be any race under the sun.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-89555661820351651252007-09-26T17:41:00.000-04:002007-09-26T17:41:00.000-04:00i promise i'm not trying to nitpick here AA, but.....i promise i'm not trying to nitpick here AA, but... i'm not white. am i allowed to blog?quiet cardinalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01490861830793802279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-3358917999102588522007-09-26T17:13:00.000-04:002007-09-26T17:13:00.000-04:00It's kind of a dumb, simple statement on his part....It's kind of a dumb, simple statement on his part... but I don't think it's worth getting so worked up or defensive about. Really. <BR/><BR/>If he wants to piss on blogs, fine, let him. A passing comment by one Michael Wilbon doesn't de-legitimize the work "bloggers" are doing, or the impact they have. That's my take, at least.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-67701180807883042762007-09-26T16:45:00.000-04:002007-09-26T16:45:00.000-04:00I think anon 2:03 hits the nail on the head. There...I think anon 2:03 hits the nail on the head. There have been mentions of Jayson Blair and mentions of some of the bigger blogs -- but I don't think it is fair to compare the two or allow these examples to be representative of the whole. Certainly Will Leitch, Dan Steinberg, Henry Abbot and all have traditional journalism backgrounds.<BR/><BR/>J-school can't give you credibility, but it gives you Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-20687070305049840032007-09-26T15:47:00.000-04:002007-09-26T15:47:00.000-04:00you know what's funny?I sent an email to AA about ...you know what's funny?<BR/><BR/>I sent an email to AA about the Tirico show yestreday and I didn't give two thoughts about the blog question.<BR/><BR/>I have heard Wilbon say similar things about blogs in the past. He's old school and doesn't mesh with the new media paradigm.<BR/><BR/>Of course, he accepts it better than TK (and I say this as the person who did the first TK blog like 5 years ago).odessastepshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14797641063451326980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-39138161434606406452007-09-26T15:41:00.000-04:002007-09-26T15:41:00.000-04:00The best part is when he says stuff on blogs "just...The best part is when he says stuff on blogs "just goes out there as gospel." Yep, I know when I read some commentary on a personal website, usually written by somebody with a made up name, I take it as utter gospel truth. <BR/><BR/>It seems he doesn't think readers have the ability to know when they're reading factual reporting and when they're reading something else.Pacifist Vikinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16630996018868040440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-24548831652437908122007-09-26T15:34:00.000-04:002007-09-26T15:34:00.000-04:00Major corporations running blogs is just the next ...Major corporations running blogs is just the next step in evoultion. There will remain a fringe element that is wild, unpredictable and for better or worse relentless. Otherwise the blogosphere will be acquired parceled and distributed by major players. The blog is just another form of entertainment/information distribution.<BR/><BR/>If you are an unsupported blogger, with a large enough Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-6872473681682792142007-09-26T15:33:00.000-04:002007-09-26T15:33:00.000-04:00He actually didn't say that blogs are evil and ESP...He actually didn't say that blogs are evil and ESPN/Newspapers are good. He said that the general trend towards less accountable coverage of all things has been influenced by blogs. Blogs are important. They provide feedback just like you state. But even you, a blogger, should probably admit that the level of discourse on blogs in general appeals to a lower set of standards than newspaper omnivore43https://www.blogger.com/profile/07538275865738751232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-53429409920651254722007-09-26T14:17:00.000-04:002007-09-26T14:17:00.000-04:00Re: Anonymous at 2:03... tell that to Neate Sager....Re: Anonymous at 2:03... tell that to Neate Sager. <BR/><BR/>http://sportsbiznews.blogspot.com/2007/06/hazards-of-sports-blogging-or-is-it.html<BR/><BR/>Granted, he appears to be the exception and not the rule (so far); but then, you haven't cited anybody who isn't being paid to do what they do and doesn't have a corporation (Gawker Media, The Washington Post, AOL/TimeWarner) backing them up.MDThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04485948173023354227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-38417937944149231842007-09-26T14:12:00.000-04:002007-09-26T14:12:00.000-04:00I think there are several dynamics at work here. ...I think there are several dynamics at work here. Obviously the MSM has a preferential relationship with the spots it covers. MSM members get access and in exchange they agree to treat thing in an honorable manner. This doesn't mean they cannot be critical, but they make honorable attempts to tell both sides of the story, or if they are giving an opinion they state it clearly. (Editoral, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-2487607163622438212007-09-26T14:03:00.000-04:002007-09-26T14:03:00.000-04:00Anonymous said at 12:00 "The mainstream media and ...Anonymous said at 12:00 "The mainstream media and the sports BUSINESS would come at you with guns blazing to tear you apart, discredit you, and spread lies and misinformation about you.<BR/>I don't look at as being a coward. I don't want my life ruined because I think that the sports media is full of shit and bought and paid for."<BR/><BR/>Don't you think this sounds a little paranoid and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-91646183695870435072007-09-26T13:41:00.000-04:002007-09-26T13:41:00.000-04:00You bring up a good point about PTI not having any...You bring up a good point about PTI not having any accountability. The talking head format made common in Crossfire on CNN and The O'Reilly Factor is the backbone of PTI. At the same time blogs have no accountability either, but if i were to choose what to be more afraid of, it would be big media outlets using their resources to broadcast opinion than blogs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-69375242941030312072007-09-26T13:25:00.000-04:002007-09-26T13:25:00.000-04:00"They have gone to J-school and have been trained ..."They have gone to J-school and have been trained as journalists."<BR/><BR/>And work as corporate ass suckers out to increase the bottom line. <BR/><BR/>Jayson Blair anybody?E Buzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04363646592893172933noreply@blogger.com