The vital role bloggers play in 'reporting' the news: none
At this year's convention of the American Society of News Editors, Arianna Huffington did what she does best and most frequently — huffed, puffed, pontificated and told us poor wretches who actually practice journalism how inadequate we are.
Better journalists would have figured out Saddam Hussien really did not have weapons of mass destruction. Better journalists would have predicted the financial crisis. Better journalists would have clamored for safer mines and prevented the recent explosion in West Virginia.
Like most liberals her answer to everything is more regulators. They seem to have religious faith in the power of Washington to fix all things and deliver manna from heaven. Never mind that Washington is usually the cause. It was Washington that demanded more and more people be given housing loans they could not afford and then bought the toxic assets from willing sellers. It was Washington that increased the fines for mine safety violations making it more practical to fight than fix.
But my favorite moment came when an editor from West Virginia rose and asked Huffington how many reporters she has on the ground at the mine site.
After a long and rambling explanation of all the vital things her unpaid bloggers do for posterity, the answer was: none.
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Congratulations to the internet news site ProPublica.org on winning the 2010 Pulitzer Prize in investigative journalism.
I would like to see start practicing journalism instead of just being an echo chamber for Republican and Libertarian talking points.
How many reporters does the RJ have on the ground at the mine site?
Keep practicing you might get it correct before your tabloid folds.
) "Like most liberals her answer to everything is more regulators."
Then we could have stopped ENRON, AIG and WAMU. You'd just love to have your newspaper unregulated, wouldn't you?
) "Never mind that Washington is usually the cause."
The investigating committee has just shown that Washington Mutual was at fault by giving loan that should not have been given; then selling their toxic loans. Too bad we didn't have regulations and regulators.
) "It was Washington that demanded more and more people be given
) housing loans they could not afford and then bought the toxic assets
) from willing sellers."
You can't float that lie any longer. Better tune in C-SPAN.
)"It was Washington that increased the fines for mine safety
) violations making it more practical to fight than fix."
Yea, right. "A bigger deterrent is not a deterrent?" When the cost of a speeding ticket goes up, more people speed? Looks like you need an editor, yourself.
Then we could have stopped ENRON, AIG and WAMU. You'd just love to have your newspaper unregulated, wouldn't you?
) "Never mind that Washington is usually the cause."
The investigating committee has just shown that Washington Mutual was at fault by giving loan that should not have been given; then selling their toxic loans. Too bad we didn't have regulations and regulators.
) "It was Washington that demanded more and more people be given
) housing loans they could not afford and then bought the toxic assets
) from willing sellers."
You can't float that lie any longer. Better tune in C-SPAN.
)"It was Washington that increased the fines for mine safety
) violations making it more practical to fight than fix."
Yea, right. "A bigger deterrent is not a deterrent?" When the cost of a speeding ticket goes up, more people speed? Looks like you need an editor, yourself.
The ends justify the means. If we were to rely on certain posters of this blog (nyp, Jerry S, little p, BabaBooey, jack, Don, Mark Shaffer, did I leave anyone out?) to give us the truth, we would be fitted for our shackles in no time.
But that's why they say, to the victor go the spoils. Revisionist history is always written by the conquerors, not the vanquished.
We just haven't been "vanquished" yet.
But that's why they say, to the victor go the spoils. Revisionist history is always written by the conquerors, not the vanquished.
We just haven't been "vanquished" yet.
It is certainly a fair question to ask this newspaper how many reporters they have at the mine disaster in West Virginia, particularly when Mr. Mitchell makes mention of it for purposes of claiming that "bloggers" are out of touch because they don't have that type of reporting.
Now, we all know the answer all ready, but it would serve at least on purpose; demonstrating that this newspaper is really no better than the "blog" that Mr. Mitchell seems to be poking fun of.
And, finally, I wonder whether the dodo knew that they were being evolved out of existence before the last one of them died?
If they did have enough sense to realize it, it sure puts them one step ahead of some of the people posting here on behalf of "republicans/conservatives".
Now, we all know the answer all ready, but it would serve at least on purpose; demonstrating that this newspaper is really no better than the "blog" that Mr. Mitchell seems to be poking fun of.
And, finally, I wonder whether the dodo knew that they were being evolved out of existence before the last one of them died?
If they did have enough sense to realize it, it sure puts them one step ahead of some of the people posting here on behalf of "republicans/conservatives".
Well.. for finance and real estate information, I find the bloggers have far better information then your so called "experts"... In fact, I find your real estate "experts" (who primarily make a living by the builders) to be WAY off in pretty much everything the LVRJ passes on as gospel.
"huffed, puffed, pontificated"
Sounds exactly like you on a typical day.
Sounds exactly like you on a typical day.
) "…huffed, puffed, pontificated and told us poor wretches who actually practice journalism how inadequate we are…"
It's the journalist, not journalism. FOX, Limbaugh, Beck; they're not journalist and they don't practice journalism. You look to Dateline; Associated Press, Frontline, New York Times, NBC, CBS. These are the people that bring you unslanted fact they've dug out. Papers like he R-J simply buy the news they what you to see and print it; then twist it even more on their editorial pages (and associated Blogs, like this one).
Did the R-J tell you how President Obama's healthcare reform was really achieved? You underestimated President Obama and the Democrats and what real Washington deal making is all about. The Democrats learned from Clinton's failures.
You like the new Republican word "rescind?" Obama and the Democrats went to the pharmaceuticals and told them they'd 'rescind' the special, no-bid giveaway that Bush gave them on Medicare if they didn't get on board with healthcare reform. Pharmaceuticals said they'd get on board - if they didn't lost too much in the deal.
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It's the journalist, not journalism. FOX, Limbaugh, Beck; they're not journalist and they don't practice journalism. You look to Dateline; Associated Press, Frontline, New York Times, NBC, CBS. These are the people that bring you unslanted fact they've dug out. Papers like he R-J simply buy the news they what you to see and print it; then twist it even more on their editorial pages (and associated Blogs, like this one).
Did the R-J tell you how President Obama's healthcare reform was really achieved? You underestimated President Obama and the Democrats and what real Washington deal making is all about. The Democrats learned from Clinton's failures.
You like the new Republican word "rescind?" Obama and the Democrats went to the pharmaceuticals and told them they'd 'rescind' the special, no-bid giveaway that Bush gave them on Medicare if they didn't get on board with healthcare reform. Pharmaceuticals said they'd get on board - if they didn't lost too much in the deal.
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Next, Obama went to the Insurance companies and told them there were going to go for a single payer system. Suddenly the insurance industry worried about getting rescinded themselves and said they'd get on board; if they didn't lose too much on the deal and Obama would require everybody to purchase insurance. (Now you know what happened to 'single payer.')
The Republicans began getting scared and went to the insurance industry and made their own deal. Insurance reneged and started their own deal making by dumping millions to the Republicans, and selected Democrats. The Republicans went "all in" and they would not back ANY healthcare and it would be President Obama and the Democrats' "Waterloo" and the GOP would be victorious in the next election. Then the real Washington deal making started.
Guess who made the better deals? We have healthcare reform - not perfect, but it'll improve over time - and a GOP running scared and trying to throw Tea Parties about 'rescinding.'
So how's that for a Blogger giving you the news?
Next, Obama went to the Insurance companies and told them there were going to go for a single payer system. Suddenly the insurance industry worried about getting rescinded themselves and said they'd get on board; if they didn't lose too much on the deal and Obama would require everybody to purchase insurance. (Now you know what happened to 'single payer.')
The Republicans began getting scared and went to the insurance industry and made their own deal. Insurance reneged and started their own deal making by dumping millions to the Republicans, and selected Democrats. The Republicans went "all in" and they would not back ANY healthcare and it would be President Obama and the Democrats' "Waterloo" and the GOP would be victorious in the next election. Then the real Washington deal making started.
Guess who made the better deals? We have healthcare reform - not perfect, but it'll improve over time - and a GOP running scared and trying to throw Tea Parties about 'rescinding.'
So how's that for a Blogger giving you the news?
I pay my cooperative AP a considerable amount every month for my reporters on the ground. What do bloggers pay?
They pay for internet connections, newspaper and on-line subscriptions.
What's the cost of truth?
What's the cost of truth?
Excellen points all, Jerry. Spot on.
If you want to see how Dr. Utopia is enforcing his "fundamental change of America" by hook or by crook, here's the website.
Just type obamachart.com, and there's an interactive chart and you can see how Dr. Utopia is ruling by executive order.
This is a battle for our freedom. The debt this regime is imposing on our country is the enslavement of our future generations.
Wake up, one and all. The time has come to shine the light of truth on these cockroaches, and send them scurrying back under their rocks.
Just type obamachart.com, and there's an interactive chart and you can see how Dr. Utopia is ruling by executive order.
This is a battle for our freedom. The debt this regime is imposing on our country is the enslavement of our future generations.
Wake up, one and all. The time has come to shine the light of truth on these cockroaches, and send them scurrying back under their rocks.
This is, as usual, a very well written and thought out essay. However, to make it clearer, whenever the word "Washington" is seen, please substitute in "George W. Bush." That makes for a much better explanation of the situations cited.
Ironically, this headline makes perfect sense if we are discussing the RJ blogs. Weeeird...
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