Comments on: New web economics’ threat to quality journalism http://groupblog.workasone.net/archives/00186.html Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:43:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: a real media scholar http://groupblog.workasone.net/archives/00186.html#comment-3148 a real media scholar Sat, 19 Aug 2006 05:48:28 +0000 http://groupblog.workasone.net/archives/2006/03/new-web-economics-threat-to-quality-journalism/#comment-3148 I hate to point this out, but both perspectives are wrong, wrong, wrong, because they are blind, blind, blind to the real problem with journalism. They stopped assigning "expensive" and "talented" "reporters" to do "long-term reporting" except in rare circumstances, which are always some combination of political safety, hunger for celebrity, and the agendas of sources. Try looking at real media scholars instead of this cheap crystal ball gazing that's all the rage at MIT and the other propaganda centers for high tech. Have a nice (and skeptical) day. I hate to point this out, but both perspectives are wrong, wrong, wrong, because they are blind, blind, blind to the real problem with journalism. They stopped assigning “expensive” and “talented” “reporters” to do “long-term reporting” except in rare circumstances, which are always some combination of political safety, hunger for celebrity, and the agendas of sources.

Try looking at real media scholars instead of this cheap crystal ball gazing that’s all the rage at MIT and the other propaganda centers for high tech.

Have a nice (and skeptical) day.

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