Comments on: Citizen journalism, not all it was cracked up to be? http://aprilreign.breadnroses.ca/blogging/citizen-journalism-not-all-it-was-cracked-up-to-be/ In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act. Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:08:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: pale http://aprilreign.breadnroses.ca/blogging/citizen-journalism-not-all-it-was-cracked-up-to-be/comment-page-1/#comment-2670 pale Mon, 17 Mar 2008 20:18:16 +0000 http://aprilreign.breadnroses.ca/?p=466#comment-2670 <i>’ve always thought the idea that blogging would in any significant way replace the traditional media was ridiculously overblown. Reliable news requires experienced reporters on the scene, something bloggers don’t have.</i> Well. considering that the big chain known as CanWest has cut off the newsfeeds, and massively cutback on staff. Re-delegated beat reporters to the gardening pages and that kind of thing.......The National pap publishes racist hatemongers in the op-eds now.. We havent much reliable news on the scene anymore. The big chains aren't reporting so much anymore as they are regurgitating the party lines. On our blog users have to register. But we don't make many "disappear". We flog them with words. :) ’ve always thought the idea that blogging would in any significant way replace the traditional media was ridiculously overblown. Reliable news requires experienced reporters on the scene, something bloggers don’t have.

Well. considering that the big chain known as CanWest has cut off the newsfeeds, and massively cutback on staff. Re-delegated beat reporters to the gardening pages and that kind of thing…….The National pap publishes racist hatemongers in the op-eds now..
We havent much reliable news on the scene anymore. The big chains aren’t reporting so much anymore as they are regurgitating the party lines.

On our blog users have to register. But we don’t make many “disappear”. We flog them with words. :)

]]> By: Bill Longstaff http://aprilreign.breadnroses.ca/blogging/citizen-journalism-not-all-it-was-cracked-up-to-be/comment-page-1/#comment-2669 Bill Longstaff Mon, 17 Mar 2008 18:35:15 +0000 http://aprilreign.breadnroses.ca/?p=466#comment-2669 I've always thought the idea that blogging would in any significant way replace the traditional media was ridiculously overblown. Reliable news requires experienced reporters on the scene, something bloggers don't have. Consequently, they are obliged to rely on the traditional media. The result is that blogging is rather like a giant letters-to-the-editor page. The major difference for me is that when I get a letter published in the Globe and Mail, I have vastly more readers than when I post a blog. But, what the hell, I enjoy blogging. I like to write and it helps me sort out my thoughts. If I can share them, all the better. As for posting comments on my blog, I insist they be civil, reasonably well-written and not anonymous. My blog - my rules. I agree with you about local news. This is an area where bloggers may have first-hand knowledge and could therefore make a real contribution to both news and comment. Happy blogging, Bill L. I’ve always thought the idea that blogging would in any significant way replace the traditional media was ridiculously overblown. Reliable news requires experienced reporters on the scene, something bloggers don’t have. Consequently, they are obliged to rely on the traditional media. The result is that blogging is rather like a giant letters-to-the-editor page. The major difference for me is that when I get a letter published in the Globe and Mail, I have vastly more readers than when I post a blog. But, what the hell, I enjoy blogging. I like to write and it helps me sort out my thoughts. If I can share them, all the better.

As for posting comments on my blog, I insist they be civil, reasonably well-written and not anonymous. My blog – my rules.

I agree with you about local news. This is an area where bloggers may have first-hand knowledge and could therefore make a real contribution to both news and comment.

Happy blogging,
Bill L.

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