CBS Sees no Journalism in Blogs

hende_jman writes "CBS News online has an article comparing some politics-oriented blogs to the kind of stuff they used to run in the author's school newspaper. It's an interesting read that has some valid critiques of the format as far as journalistic integrity is concerned (not that CBS hasn't been without its problems)."

What?!?

[funny-jack]

But without blogs, how would anyone get the really important news [blogspot.com]? Like George Bush attempting to eliminate his enemies? [blogspot.com]

Oh, wait...

Re:No real comparison done here...

[sweetleaf]

Mr. CBS is right! The mainstream media is owned by Knight Ridder and Rupert Murdoch, and is primarily interested in furthering its political agenda - namely the pursuit of capital at the expense of the truth. They publish corporate advertising and parade it as the truth.

As for his insinuation that bloggers wear pajamas, well, we have no proof that mr. talking head is even wearing any pants. (and to quote john stewart, if he is, they ARE ON FIRE! =)

Novus Ordo Seculorum

CBS Sees no Journalism in Blogs

[Goo.cc]

Wow, that's kind of how I feel about CBS News.

Re:No real comparison done here...

[webplummer]

How about: "Blogs see no real journalism in So Called Liberal Media"

Re:Breaker Breaker

[spRed]

Sturgeon's Law.

Interviewer: Why is 90% of Sci-Fi crap?
Scifi Author: Because 90% of everything is crap.

The conversation goes like this...

[TiggertheMad]

BIG MEDIA: Bloggers are at best, amature journalists. They don't have *our* skill at conducting important, investigative journalisim.

BLOGGERS: What about FOX, with their 'fair and balanced' coverage of news? And why is everyone starting to mimic them?

BIG MEDIA: But, but, er...um, that is...

Re:Triple negative?

[zygote]

I blogged this error 30 minutes ago.

Re:Journalism is a myth

[bob beta]

"Journalism" is a fabrication made up after all the hero worship of Woodward and Bernstein kicked off because of Watergate.

The classic newspaper reporter 'worked up through the ranks' and didn't need academic 'credentials' at all.

In fact, J-School is where you go after you flunk Calculus and they won't let you into the English department.

There are yards and yards of spun-up bullshit about 'Journalism' but that's all it is.

Re:No real comparison done here...

[cain]

Hey! This is a moderately non-inflammatory reponse! What in the hell do you think you're doing?

Maybe Fox did call it first for Bush. But they were also the last to let go of the idea that Gore won it definitively. What does that say?

That gratitious Fox bashing does nothing to help anyone, least of all the Fox basher? I think we can all agree on that.

Now, please, get back to the unreasoned yelling and screaming that make up Slashdot discourse or I'll have to ask to you leave....

Re:Tell me about it

[fastfinge]

Nothing new. Now at least 99.999999999% of comments on /. are either directly related to American Politics or have some political message in the sig. The rest are advertising free ipods. Something like 60% of stories are politically motivated, another 20% or so are adverts. I think we need slashdot.us, slashdot.ca, slashdot.de, slashdot.jp, slashdot.kr, slashdot.fi, slashdot.uk, slashdot.biz (for the adverts), slashdot.fr, slashdot.pl, and slashdot.ru. Have I missed any of our major reader groups? Slashdot is getting broken; it's time we all got off of our collective asses and fixed it up. Slashcode was OS, last I checked.

CBS is dead, long live CBS

[Doc Ruby]

5 Stages of Grief [planet101.com]:

1. denial: "no journalism in blogs"
   
2. anger or resentment: "damn lying blogs"
   
3. bargaining: "our website is kind of a blog"
   
4. depression: "Our website traffic is down 40%, to blogs"
   
5. acceptance: CBSNewsBlog.com