tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15133926.post7926514578601751558..comments2023-10-10T06:51:06.526-04:00Comments on Ryan's Take: The MSM/Blogger DivideRyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04523572927796479670noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15133926.post-44773000926842644712007-03-09T03:00:00.000-05:002007-03-09T03:00:00.000-05:00ps i'll cross post this tomorrow. I want to fix it...ps i'll cross post this tomorrow. I want to fix it to reflect the first part of my update tonight.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04523572927796479670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15133926.post-34806441702843946672007-03-09T02:59:00.000-05:002007-03-09T02:59:00.000-05:00The thing is, Bob, that one man's snark is to anot...The thing is, Bob, that one man's snark is to another mean-spirited. I can remember poking fun at both Gabs and Reilly during the campaign - in complete jest and snark - and having some people throw conniptions about it. Was I being mean? I didn't think so, but clearly some did. <BR/><BR/>I actually had a comment on this post earlier - again, in jest - about Frank Phillips, essentially saying something like "Imagine calling Frank on the phone to ask him about the Campaign to Stop Killer Coke? Funny." To me, that was just snark, however I think it offended certain people who shall remain nameless. <BR/><BR/>It's always going to be a balancing act. I can say for certain that, if I write every day, it's only inevitable that snark *will* come out. However, if it'll mean that I can work together with some people in the media in fostering a better relationship between teh blogosphere and media by using a little less snark in terms of reporting, then I think it's worth it. At least for now, especially when I've been so critical as of late. <BR/><BR/>(Yet, on that note, I will have to agree to disagree on not following up with a quick interview - even if only over emails - when using comments on a blog. I'm not saying one shouldn't use blogs for quotes, I just think that there are certain things that people would elaborate on and deserve the opportunity for qualification so they're not misunderstood.)Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04523572927796479670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15133926.post-34940508771341671962007-03-09T01:22:00.000-05:002007-03-09T01:22:00.000-05:00By the way, please cross-post at BMG :-)By the way, please cross-post at BMG :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00914835493825903678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15133926.post-12037473171048197932007-03-09T01:21:00.000-05:002007-03-09T01:21:00.000-05:00I do think the comment about Lisa's piece was unfa...I do think the comment about Lisa's piece was unfair. A public comment is a public comment and there is no need for a reporter to make a separate call to get the writer to elaborate. Kudos to you for your forthright apology and correction. Everyone makes mistakes. The issue is what one does after one admits that one has made one. The only point I'd take issue with is your disavowal of snark. If you mean mean-spirited, amen; but if you mean mordantly sardonic, I'd say stick with it: wit and irony are part of what make the blogosphere fun.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00914835493825903678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15133926.post-55818233326670875372007-03-08T22:47:00.000-05:002007-03-08T22:47:00.000-05:00Vennochi may read your blog, but I guess the fella...Vennochi may read your blog, but I guess the fellas over at the State House News Service don't from what they sent out in today's weekly roundup:<BR/><BR/>"The governor is racking up negative press at a much faster rate than the positive, and much faster than other newbie governors like Charlie Crist and Eliot Spitzer, and no press secretary or blogger is going to successfully press the case that the mainstream media's negativity is the real culprit. "Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15133926.post-76409954712090210002007-03-08T22:10:00.000-05:002007-03-08T22:10:00.000-05:00Ryan -- absolutely with you on our dependence on t...Ryan -- absolutely with you on our dependence on the professional media. We really just want them to do a good job. It might be best to assume that someone's doing their job in good faith, and that it's just really damn hard to get exactly right, rather than assuming laziness or ill will when something doesn't come out right.<BR/><BR/>And I appreciate your thoughts on engaging the pro media as well. The papers are going through some serious shocks. Maybe it's an opportunity to get them (and us) to more meaningfully engage with each other, and the wider public -- i.e. get folks to feel invested in their local news outlets again.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, cool that Vennochi emailed you. We gotta keep the conversation going.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com