Comments on: Mainstream Media and the Blogosphere

By: USMC_Vet

USMC_Vet — Fri, 06 May 2005 06:09:53 +0000

I tend to agree with actus.

And ratso, not that I don’t think the crumbling would be a good thing, what you will have to always keep in mind is the human aspect of news/journalism/broadcasting/writing….

…meaning, after a while, if the bloggers ever supplanted the MSM in some fantasy novel somewhere, many of the dominant blogs would develop the same traits as the dominant media outlets now.

Trust me. It’s human nature.

That being said, I am more inclined to believe that a conservative blogger from humble beginnings has a better chance of surviving success without falling to its trappings than the current liberal crew of journos and broadcastering up-and-comers who appear to be on a mission to save the world from humanity in the name of kindness.

But then, that’s just me.

It will be more than a little interesting in Nashville as I am naturally inclined to observe and scout the crowd judging self-preceptions on the Ego Scale.

We’ll see if I leave Nashville with my current very positive general perception of bloggers largely intact. Probably will, but stranger things have happened.

Cheers.

By: ratso ferrari

ratso ferrari — Thu, 05 May 2005 16:07:29 +0000

The liberal lamestream media wants to set the agenda by controlling the way news is presented to the public. Anything that is contrary to liberal thought is given short shrift. Facts that overturn liberal beliefs are either ommitted or put on page 32 2nd to last paragraph of the NYT. Any alternate media that makes an impact on American minds is met with hostility. Blogs, talk radio, cable tv are slowly but surely making progress like termites in an old wooden house. Someday that house will crumble to the ground.

By: actus

actus — Thu, 05 May 2005 12:50:10 +0000

“Blogging has become a true alternative to MSM, especially when itâ€™s done well.”

I don’t know if its right to call it an alternative when so much of the web’s raw material is still provided by the corporate media. Right now it looks like at least symbiosis, and perhaps parasitism at times.

By: The Hedgehog Blog

The Hedgehog Blog — Thu, 05 May 2005 07:32:13 +0000

Blogging Marches On

LaShawn Barber has pulled together some interesting new data and commentary on blogging. . . .

By: bryanm

bryanm — Thu, 05 May 2005 03:24:04 +0000

The best part is watching the MSM squirm when bloggers call them out. They’re not used to this thing called accountability and I am enjoying every minute of it.

Keep up the good work!

By: USMC_Vet

USMC_Vet — Wed, 04 May 2005 21:43:25 +0000

BTW….Salt1907, your MSM/DNC list is awesome. It made my Fisker’s Whiskers rundown, even though it is not a pure traditional fisk. Didn’t care. It was simply awesome. Great work.

Readers…Just click the Salt1907 up there…

Go ahead…just do it. You’ll thank me…errr….salt1907.

By: USMC_Vet

USMC_Vet — Wed, 04 May 2005 21:39:51 +0000

Thank you for mentioning my humble little home, La Shawn. The way I see it, somebody’s got to keep an eye on how the MSM Sans Borders presents world events…

…the dirty little secret is that guys like Jeff and I have always been doing it. We’ve just been confined to the solitude of our own books and one-on-one conversations.

Blogs have changed everything. Now, no one owns information nor its flow.

Hope to meet you in Nashville Saturday.

Cheers.

By: salt1907

salt1907 — Wed, 04 May 2005 19:22:09 +0000

Click on my name for analysis of the MSM’s recent strategy and a theory regarding how the MSM/DNC is reacting to the blogosphere.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Wed, 04 May 2005 18:52:10 +0000

Thanks for the plug! Great site you have here. I reciprocated the favor by adding you to my blog roll.

Have a great day!

By: La Shawn

La Shawn — Wed, 04 May 2005 16:52:06 +0000

Pop culture. I’m way out of the loop.

By: Tony

Tony — Wed, 04 May 2005 16:48:12 +0000

There you go again with the shameless American Idol plug to pull in Google searches… well done.

For what it’s worth, you should mention Nikko Smith, another contestant already booted off. I mentioned his name once in reference to an XM radio show and received hits every day for weeks.