tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2509576463606701643.post3033871130547999662..comments2024-02-12T05:16:19.968-05:00Comments on Have I Got News For You!: News organizations struggling with Donte Stallworth revelationEric Mansfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04712971532952999645noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2509576463606701643.post-80451714338136802682009-03-22T23:58:00.000-04:002009-03-22T23:58:00.000-04:00I can't believe the Plain Dealer as well as the Mi...I can't believe the Plain Dealer as well as the Miami paper posted the video of the paramedics working on the guy on the street. You can see his arm on the road.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2509576463606701643.post-71482226513305989472009-03-22T08:29:00.000-04:002009-03-22T08:29:00.000-04:00Michael Fleming of "Variety" has an exce...Michael Fleming of "Variety" has an excellent look at how the internet in general and bloggers in particular have exacerbated the whole journalistic issue of "getting it first" vs. "getting it right":<BR/><BR/>http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118001493.html?categoryid=1009&cs=1&nid=2562<BR/><BR/>He uses as one example the media maelstrom leading up to Natasha Richardson's tragic death last week.<BR/><BR/>I agree with him that the 24 hour news cycle of the internet and the eagerness of many bloggers to break news rather than slow down and wait for confirmation is "lowering the bar" for many other news organizations and media outlets.<BR/><BR/>If you think about it, Eric, this situation isn't dissimilar to the way many software companies, pressed to meet announced deadlines, will release a software package with some known flaws then fix said flaws later with "service packs" or patches or upgrades. Many web sites are in an almost perpetual status of "beta" and are works in progress.<BR/><BR/>Problem is that computers can just swap out the old code for new code and move on. Humans, like elephants, have long memories and don't as easily forget erroneous information or allegations.<BR/><BR/>When I taught computer classes in the Seattle area a while ago, one of my classes was about browsing the web. The first piece of advice I'd give to my students entailed relating the old saying "you can't believe everything you read in the newspaper" - and urging them to multiply that by five or 10 with things read online.Frumpy Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14401519547383657104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2509576463606701643.post-8665644270466380192009-03-20T09:17:00.000-04:002009-03-20T09:17:00.000-04:00Headline of the day ... during one of your competi...Headline of the day ... during one of your competitors "cut-ins" on the Stallworth situation.<BR/><BR/>"Stallworth legally drunk"Chris H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03954182032697498890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2509576463606701643.post-65344959816189145422009-03-20T09:10:00.000-04:002009-03-20T09:10:00.000-04:00Never let the race to be first over-ride the race ...Never let the race to be first over-ride the race to be right. Your audience won't remember weeks from now whether or not you were first. They will remember for a long time if you get something wrong.<BR/><BR/>Didn't anyone learn anything from the premature reporting of the death of Congresswoman Tubbs-Jones?<BR/><BR/>VinceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2509576463606701643.post-2859615905342307462009-03-20T05:07:00.000-04:002009-03-20T05:07:00.000-04:00The Beacon Journal stopped worrying about facts ye...The Beacon Journal stopped worrying about facts years ago. They can print lies all the want as long as they attribute them to someone else. It's sad, really, as these lies hae a way of becoming truth after a while.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2509576463606701643.post-38277775607042545342009-03-19T23:21:00.000-04:002009-03-19T23:21:00.000-04:00It is a complete example of what is wrong with the...It is a complete example of what is wrong with the media. It is no longer factual, researched and correct. It is the race to publish and fix it later.<BR/><BR/>As a result of this new focus of the media, it is no longer taken seriously and should not be upset at the fact is looked on in that lightAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com