Comments on: Just blame the blogger, how convenient! http://juicedsportsblog.com/2009/06/just-blame-the-blogger-how-convenient.html Writing Enhanced by Flaxseed Oil Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:32:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: sjacobs http://juicedsportsblog.com/2009/06/just-blame-the-blogger-how-convenient.html/comment-page-1#comment-4476 sjacobs Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:41:55 +0000 http://juicedsportsblog.com/?p=1190#comment-4476 Great comment Griffin. Yeah, these old age journalists seem to feel threatened by new age media (even if they claim they aren't, the proof is in the pudding that they are) and if they learned to embrace this new method of writing and communication, maybe they could find that it has benefits. Another thing that bothers me is that if a blog broke a story, it A) wouldn't get credit until someone like ESPN or Yahoo broke it, B) would get mentioned but not praised, or C) given recognition with no link back to the original story... The point being is that bloggers, no matter how hard they try to break into the limelight (even with stories that have a great deal of value to mainstream America) are shutout many times, because they are "bloggers." I think we're seen as demeaning to the everyday journalist, because 'anyone can blog.' And yes, it's true, anyone can blog, but there are also some great bloggers who could out-write some of the journalism bigwigs that seem to control the playing field today. It's as if the MSM is saying, this is our turf, play by our rules or get out. Great comment Griffin.

Yeah, these old age journalists seem to feel threatened by new age media (even if they claim they aren’t, the proof is in the pudding that they are) and if they learned to embrace this new method of writing and communication, maybe they could find that it has benefits.
Another thing that bothers me is that if a blog broke a story, it A) wouldn’t get credit until someone like ESPN or Yahoo broke it, B) would get mentioned but not praised, or C) given recognition with no link back to the original story…

The point being is that bloggers, no matter how hard they try to break into the limelight (even with stories that have a great deal of value to mainstream America) are shutout many times, because they are “bloggers.” I think we’re seen as demeaning to the everyday journalist, because ‘anyone can blog.’ And yes, it’s true, anyone can blog, but there are also some great bloggers who could out-write some of the journalism bigwigs that seem to control the playing field today. It’s as if the MSM is saying, this is our turf, play by our rules or get out.

]]> By: Griffin Shaffer http://juicedsportsblog.com/2009/06/just-blame-the-blogger-how-convenient.html/comment-page-1#comment-4474 Griffin Shaffer Fri, 12 Jun 2009 03:39:02 +0000 http://juicedsportsblog.com/?p=1190#comment-4474 When I first heard about this story, I withheld judgement until I got all the facts. And after reading your blog post, I have to agree with you. I am a broadcast journalism student at the University of Oklahoma and I'm training to join the media in some form or fashion. It seems in this new age of media, bloggers are the target of the most scrutiny by the mainstream media. Let's face it, not all blogs are truthful and reputable. However, for the one's that are, they are the newest source for journalists and others to communicate to the world. I think the mainstream media is threatened by this new technology, because bloggers are doing better journalistic work than they are, and many times blogs give breaking news that the mainstream media misses. The mainstream media needs to call off the hounds and learn how to work with bloggers to get information, especially with a touchy topic like steroids. When I first heard about this story, I withheld judgement until I got all the facts. And after reading your blog post, I have to agree with you. I am a broadcast journalism student at the University of Oklahoma and I’m training to join the media in some form or fashion. It seems in this new age of media, bloggers are the target of the most scrutiny by the mainstream media. Let’s face it, not all blogs are truthful and reputable. However, for the one’s that are, they are the newest source for journalists and others to communicate to the world. I think the mainstream media is threatened by this new technology, because bloggers are doing better journalistic work than they are, and many times blogs give breaking news that the mainstream media misses. The mainstream media needs to call off the hounds and learn how to work with bloggers to get information, especially with a touchy topic like steroids.

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