Comments on: Scoop 2.0

By: Old Grouch

Old Grouch — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 04:28:07 +0000

They still have the old-media mindset that sees each story as a finished “complete and correct” project, not to be released unless and until it is complete and correct.

What’s wrong with sharing what you don’t know with readers/viewers? (less gate-keeping and more transparency of process) As: “We know (Or, “The AP is reporting” ) that Jackson was taken to the hospital. There is one report – by the TMZ website – that he is dead, but so far there’s been no confirmation from any other source. ***DEVELOPING***”

It’s a web page; you can always update it.

By: GradualDazzle

GradualDazzle — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 02:53:36 +0000

I think that the era of “reputable sources” and “disreputable sources” is fast becoming past tense. At least, in the way we’ve traditionally viewed them. I actually trust TMZ more than I trust the AP. Which is to say, I don’t really trust any of them THAT much, but at least I know what TMZ’s agenda is. The AP? I can venture a pretty good guess as to theirs, but they spend so much time pretending it doesn’t exist, it makes me wonder how much news they actually also pretend doesn’t exist.

By: CGHill

CGHill — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 21:31:26 +0000

Just like the old fortune-teller: you remember the time she was right and forget the 2,873 times she was wrong.

I can assure you, had I access to presumably-difficult sources, which I don’t, I wouldn’t be giving everything away on a message board.

By: Steve Lackmeyer

Steve Lackmeyer — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 21:06:27 +0000

Great quote. I run into this situation a lot at http://www.okctalk.com. There’s one person on the site who fancies himself as a new media journalist and is quick to post rumors, unsubstantiated developments, etc. When he gets it right, he’s able to brag that his work proves he’s on top of the news and the “old media is not.” There is no mention, of course, of the many items he posts that end up being wrong. At some point my profession needs to do a better job explaining this difference and why we still matter.