Comments on: With Trust in Accuracy of Press at Two-Decade Low,No Wonder More People Turn to Blogs For their News http://www.gaypatriot.net/2009/09/14/with-trust-in-accuracy-of-press-at-two-decade-lowno-wonder-more-people-turn-to-blogs-for-their-news/ The Internet home for American gay conservatives. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:49:14 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Gene in Pennsylvania http://www.gaypatriot.net/2009/09/14/with-trust-in-accuracy-of-press-at-two-decade-lowno-wonder-more-people-turn-to-blogs-for-their-news/comment-page-1/#comment-477584 Gene in Pennsylvania Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:53:29 +0000 http://www.gaypatriot.net/?p=16260#comment-477584 The recent blowing up of the ACORN myth is totally due to innovative conservative other media folks. The state run media is asleep and a very corrupt left wing revolutionary group is exposed. Simple hidden camera stuff. Thanks to the other media! The recent blowing up of the ACORN myth is totally due to innovative conservative other media folks. The state run media is asleep and a very corrupt left wing revolutionary group is exposed. Simple hidden camera stuff. Thanks to the other media!

]]> By: Gene in Pennsylvania http://www.gaypatriot.net/2009/09/14/with-trust-in-accuracy-of-press-at-two-decade-lowno-wonder-more-people-turn-to-blogs-for-their-news/comment-page-1/#comment-476911 Gene in Pennsylvania Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:40:29 +0000 http://www.gaypatriot.net/?p=16260#comment-476911 Bloggers have thousands of "reporters". Look at the millions reporting in from the march on Washington DC. Pictures and everything. Just as non partisian and unbiased as any "educated reproter" in the state run media. Bloggers have thousands of “reporters”. Look at the millions reporting in from the march on Washington DC. Pictures and everything. Just as non partisian and unbiased as any “educated reproter” in the state run media.

]]> By: John http://www.gaypatriot.net/2009/09/14/with-trust-in-accuracy-of-press-at-two-decade-lowno-wonder-more-people-turn-to-blogs-for-their-news/comment-page-1/#comment-476844 John Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:57:31 +0000 http://www.gaypatriot.net/?p=16260#comment-476844 "Who watches the watchers?" has become the question the media continues to ignore. Their attempts at policing themselves to give even the facade of objectivity have been a miserable failure. Oh and Tano, this is exactly the difference between the MSM and blogs: the former claims objectivity while the latter do not (most at least). “Who watches the watchers?” has become the question the media continues to ignore. Their attempts at policing themselves to give even the facade of objectivity have been a miserable failure. Oh and Tano, this is exactly the difference between the MSM and blogs: the former claims objectivity while the latter do not (most at least).

]]> By: B. Daniel Blatt http://www.gaypatriot.net/2009/09/14/with-trust-in-accuracy-of-press-at-two-decade-lowno-wonder-more-people-turn-to-blogs-for-their-news/comment-page-1/#comment-476838 B. Daniel Blatt Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:46:11 +0000 http://www.gaypatriot.net/?p=16260#comment-476838 Um, we're not the only blog; some bloggers do reporting or make public stuff buried in presidential (or congressional) statement, releases or statistics which MSM ignores. We broke several stories which the American MSM missed, notably <a href="http://www.gaypatriot.net/2008/06/05/gay-bashing-in-amsterdam-goes-unnoticed-in-us/" rel="nofollow">this one</a>. We didn't need reporters, just needed heed a contact who had read the story in the Dutch press and offered to do the translations for us. Um, we’re not the only blog; some bloggers do reporting or make public stuff buried in presidential (or congressional) statement, releases or statistics which MSM ignores.

We broke several stories which the American MSM missed, notably this one. We didn’t need reporters, just needed heed a contact who had read the story in the Dutch press and offered to do the translations for us.

]]> By: Tano http://www.gaypatriot.net/2009/09/14/with-trust-in-accuracy-of-press-at-two-decade-lowno-wonder-more-people-turn-to-blogs-for-their-news/comment-page-1/#comment-476833 Tano Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:40:35 +0000 http://www.gaypatriot.net/?p=16260#comment-476833 'And this is why blogs are becoming a better source of news. " Huh? THat strikes me as a non sequitor. How are you a source of news? Do you have reporters out there finding stuff out? Far as I can see, you are just commenters on the news, not sources of it. Not that there is anything wrong with that. Its obviously sensible to be skeptical of all news sources. But anyone who relies on the blogosphere for their news is outtatheir mind. ‘And this is why blogs are becoming a better source of news. ”

Huh? THat strikes me as a non sequitor.
How are you a source of news? Do you have reporters out there finding stuff out? Far as I can see, you are just commenters on the news, not sources of it. Not that there is anything wrong with that.

Its obviously sensible to be skeptical of all news sources. But anyone who relies on the blogosphere for their news is outtatheir mind.

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