"Bloggers can be crass and biased" so say's the New York Times!

[trumad]

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/15/opinion/15THU3.html?hp

[Beloved Citizen]

1. The NY Times can be dithering and gutless.

Take your pick.

[bpilgrim]

2. with no byline to boot

cowardly whores

peace

[trumad]

3. Agreed...

[gratuitous]

9. It's an editorial

Those are not signed, and traditionally represent the official policy and views of the newspaper publishing them. In essence, it's signed by the entire editorial page staff.

By my goodness! How simply dreadful to be crass and biased -- why, it's not like anyone has died because of the policies of the Bush administration. Well, not that many people. Okay, there was that football player guy, a real shame that. But really, is that any reason to be crass? None of the best people (all of whom write for the Times editorial page) are so crass as to get all up in arms about a few thousand deaths and the draining of the Treasury. What's the big deal? Right, Timesmen?

[bpilgrim]

12. GROUPTHINK

strikes again :evilgrin:

:hi:

peace

[mdmc]

4. Sometimes bloggers make up their stories

LOL!

[OKNancy]

5. I read the whole article...it wasn't

THAT bad.

Bloggers can be crass, etc.

From the opinion piece:
Beyond its power as a source of news and commentary, the Internet has proved itself to be the ultimate fund-raising tool. Bloggers can be crass and biased, but politicians no longer scoff at their rich online realm. Hence the red carpet at the conventions — at least for some of them.

[trumad]

7. I agree

but any chance I get of dissing the NYT, I'll do it... They are simply one of the most biased fishraps I've ever read....

[OKNancy]

10. BWHAHAHA

Yes, I understand the feeling

[lanparty]

11. I think your missing the REAL point ...

The newspapers are realizing that bloggers are taking away their power to editorialize. Now ANYONE can print their material worldwide.

They are losing their control over written punditry and they don't like it.

My take is that they should hire some people WORTH READING and than maybe people will stop reading blogs.

[Solly Mack]

6. crass with brass beats polite and uptight

[iconoclastic cat]

8. What the hell does that mean? I hate journalists.

/sarcasm

[bigbillhaywood]

13. Well, NO SHIT, you CORPORATE MEDIA WHORES!

[grasswire]

14. I have a couple of friends on the internet...

...who are newspaper editors, and they are heartily biased against bloggers and web sites as news sources. They find the fact that "anyone" can offer news and commentary very frightening. They say there's no way to find the truth in the midst of all the thousands of blogs.

Yep. They're scared. Most news professionals are. Of us. And we've only just begun.