« Interview with Jason Calacanis | Main | Oil » Journalists vs Bloggers again?Bloggers and journalists have the potential for a natural partnership, but we have to work around a negative perception of bloggers that crops up occasionally, most recently in this feature at DesMoinesRegister.com, by Erin Crawford, about a whacky theory that "Jeff Gannon" is actually Johnny Gosch, and Iowa paperboy kidnapped in '82. What I found interesting in the story is this paragraph: If you have the time to read a few hundred Web postings, you will see how Johnny Gosch and Jeff Gannon, two completely unrelated individuals, became the same person on the Web. The way the theory developed says much about the anything-goes nature of the blogosphere and self-proclaimed reporters on the Internet, who seem to find accuracy and proof a nuisance in uncovering fantastical conspiracies. (Italics mine)This is like judging the entire field of journalism by the writing in tabloids like Weekly World News and Star Magazine. I don't know whether to grin or groan... jon posted this at 7:59 AM |
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