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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-11-10 04:41 PM Original message |
On The Nature of Blogs vs. News |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-11-10 04:46 PM Response to Original message |
1. True enough. |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-11-10 04:54 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. There are some excellent blogs, and some excellent bloggers |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-11-10 04:58 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. Still, if one completely ignores the dishonest purveyors of "information," ... |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-11-10 05:01 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. I don't ignore them. I just don't rely on them or quote them myself. |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-11-10 05:14 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. Yup. -eom- |
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pinto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-11-10 04:52 PM Response to Original message |
2. Good point about blogs. There's a wide range of quality and accuracy among them. |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-11-10 04:55 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. It's not easy, is it? But, it's worth it, especially on important |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-11-10 05:11 PM Response to Reply #2 |
10. Do you really think there is more recourse at the corporae outlets? |
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pinto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-11-10 05:20 PM Original message |
Yeah, there's more recourse. But, as you note, not always effective. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-11-10 05:28 PM Response to Original message |
16. That's not my experience at all. |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-11-10 08:47 PM Response to Original message |
22. Often, it's not very effective. |
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leftstreet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-11-10 04:55 PM Response to Original message |
4. Always, always trust the corporate M$M news |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-11-10 04:59 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. Actually, the regular news has many flaws as well. |
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phasma ex machina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-11-10 09:00 PM Response to Reply #4 |
23. You can certainly trust mass media to excel at conditioning and brainwashing the masses. nt |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-11-10 05:08 PM Response to Original message |
9. PSA: "News" disseminated by the AP, the NYTs or the WaHo |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-11-10 05:18 PM Response to Original message |
12. I agree with you in general but if you're going to take up the comparison, take it in its' entirety. |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-11-10 05:20 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Maybe, but I'm discovering that evidence seems to mean less and less to many people. |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-11-10 05:26 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. I agree with you re: the possibility of correction being used to sow confusion but that still opens |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-11-10 07:48 PM Response to Reply #12 |
20. You're welcome. There is no media that is completely reliable. |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-11-10 05:27 PM Response to Original message |
15. CNN gets their news from Twitter and Facebook. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-11-10 05:34 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. Calling the indy media "blogs" is a move designed to invalidate them. |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-11-10 06:12 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. Sarah Palin certainly didn't help... |
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phasma ex machina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-11-10 09:03 PM Response to Reply #17 |
24. Too true. The meme of "untrustworthy blogs" will repeat ad infinitum to condition the masses. nt |
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lamp_shade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-11-10 05:36 PM Response to Original message |
18. Kick and Rec. |
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Scurrilous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-11-10 07:57 PM Response to Original message |
21. K & R |
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