tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458161926216714198.post2060041598900344767..comments2023-10-17T05:18:36.318-07:00Comments on <i>Watchdogs and Lapdogs</i>: The Depression Will Be TwitteredM. Deryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09642995185292648416noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458161926216714198.post-92140819159779143862008-10-19T23:21:00.000-07:002008-10-19T23:21:00.000-07:00Regarding my "U-turn:"I probably should have conte...Regarding my "U-turn:"<BR/>I probably should have contextualized Nolan's quote a little further. In using it, I wasn't intending to imply a bleak-future filled with bloggers and self-proclaimed experts. Rather, I was thinking it highlighted the importance of both new media and print/broadcast journalism--it's just that their importance lies in different aspects reporting. It was aimed more at print journalism, something of a plea for them to step up and distinguish themselves from the world of bloggers. I think (and considering Hamilton's bills are paid by blogging, I would assume he feels similarly) there is a place in the world for both forms of journalism. Perhaps, when the news is hitting in these quick-twitch cycles, it's best handled in appropriate bursts by bloggers and twitterers. But when it comes to comprehensive reporting, the mass media may be more suited (at least economically so) to invest what's needed. I guess I don't mean to pull such a u-turn so much as I mean to suggest a growing gap in the roles of new and old(er) media. Sometimes it's more effective to stick to what you do best.Zara Goldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01823706053758972211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458161926216714198.post-6490202163369862172008-10-16T19:09:00.000-07:002008-10-16T19:09:00.000-07:00You throw off a lot of sparks, but the reader gets...You throw off a lot of sparks, but the reader gets lost in the welter of ideas, which don't coalesce into a strong, focused thesis. Quoting Jarvis, you seem to imply that the Achilles' Heel of most business journalists---that they're generalists, rather than MBA's with a Krugman-ian grasp of economic theory---renders them disastrously ill-equipped to Explain It All For Us, in the midst of an economic freefall that's moving at mach speed. Then, you shift course, suggesting that the print medium is too slow-moving to keep pace with breaking developments. You wonder if the future belongs to bloggers and Twitterers. At the end, you pull a U-turn, arguing that the last thing we need is a world ruled by bloggers. Reader's head is spinning. This post, while smart and full of interesting ideas, gave me intellectual vertigo. Reader needs to know where you're going. Also, linking to posts on our site feels lazy, as if you didn't do any research beyond our own backyard.M. Deryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09642995185292648416noreply@blogger.com