May 10, 2005
1) Information found on blogs is at least as accurate as information found in the mainstream media2) It's morally wrong to hijack someone else's blog.
The second one is fairly easy to agree with, but the first one requires a little nerve to assert.
In my recent surfing, however, I've come across a post in praise of the excellent job the blogosphere does of getting its facts straight. In honor of which, I present:
THE NINTH OCCASIONAL JERKY AWARDS
The Little Right Wing Circle Jerk Award of Merit (or "Jerky") is given to those who defend the honor of blogger credibility vs. the so-called "journalistic integrity" of the mainstream media. I hereby award a Jerky to:
Pixy Misa of Ambient Irony for his post "Journalists Learn... Nothing, Take Two"
Here's a sample quote:
Leading blogs - at least, the ones that have earned that place, like Instapundit and Powerline - don't need ethics guidelines and prominently posted corrections policies because they HAVE ethics and they MAKE corrections. Because, unlike a certain newspaper of record, their reputations are at stake with everything they write, and their reputations are their lives - as far as blogging goes.
The rest of his piece is a gorgeous fisking of a New York Times article that utterly smashes every sub-sentient assertion those Times troglodytes make. Go enjoy the whole thing.
Meanwhile, as long as he promises not to hijack any blogs, Pixy is cordially invited to display either the Jerky Award image or the Little Right Wing Circle Jerk logo, or both.
[Credit: Jerky Award and LRWCJ logos created by Pam of Pamibe, the queen of graphic design - she's the one to see for all your blog-related image needs]
[Additional hat tip to Jim of Snooze Button Dreams for pointing to Pixy's post... which only SOUNDS dirty]
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May 05, 2005
1) Information found on blogs is at least as accurate as information found in the mainstream media2) It's morally wrong to hijack someone else's blog.
The second one is fairly easy to agree with, but the first one requires a little nerve to assert.
In my recent surfing, however, I've come across a post in praise of the excellent job the blogosphere does of getting its facts straight. In honor of which, I present:
THE EIGHTH OCCASIONAL JERKY AWARDS
The Little Right Wing Circle Jerk Award of Merit (or "Jerky") is given to those who defend the honor of blogger credibility vs. the so-called "journalistic integrity" of the mainstream media. I hereby award a Jerky to:
VARepublicMan of Flaming Duck for his post "Predictions on the Future of the MSM"
Here's a sample quote:
It is a fallacy to think that the MSM had a monopoly over the distribution of news. The true distribution channel for news is, and always has been, word of mouth.[...]The MSM was able to place reporters at important events and then only television, radio and print outlets had the capital to create and distribute news reports. But now, Internet access is fairly ubiquitous. We no longer need a single reporter to create a report. We have dozens of people who are willing and able, because of the Internet, to talk about the events in real time.
As long as he promises not to hijack any blogs, VARepublicMan is cordially invited to display either the Jerky Award image or the Little Right Wing Circle Jerk logo, or both.
[Credit: Jerky Award and LRWCJ logos created by Pam of Pamibe, the queen of graphic design - she's the one to see for all your blog-related image needs]
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