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CBS Sees no Journalism in Blogs

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the well-of-course-they-aren't-journalists dept.

hende_jman writes "CBS News online has an article comparing some politics-oriented blogs to the kind of stuff they used to run in the author's school newspaper. It's an interesting read that has some valid critiques of the format as far as journalistic integrity is concerned (not that CBS hasn't been without its problems)."

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  1. Re:No real comparison done here... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Informative

    Actually FOX called it for GORE. In fact on election night FOX called it for Gore AFTER other networks did. It was only after 2 am that FOX recinded that and called it for Bush. Please get your facts from someplace other than M. Moore.

  2. Re:No real comparison done here... by ZeroConcept · · Score: 4, Informative

    If you're referring to 2000 Fox wasn't the first to call it. THat's another F911 fabrication.

    Care to backup your statement? Moore does provide some information on his assertion.

  3. Re:No real comparison done here... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Informative

    One of many sites de-bunking F911...
    http://www.davekopel.com/Terror/Fiftysix- Deceits-i n-Fahrenheit-911.htm

  4. Re:On Journalism... by beakerMeep · · Score: 3, Informative
    Aw c'mon.... Did you totally miss the parent poster's point? This isn't some lame attempt at CBS regaining credibility it's a fluff editorial by some dude. It should be given about as much credence as a editorial about how blogs ARE going to take over the world. Both ideas are rediculous sensationalism. Your right they screwed up royaly with the Bush National Guard Docs but THEY have shown remorse or at least appologized or do you think that was a disingenuous appology by Dan Rather who probably didn't hope to cap off his career this way? Let's not forget who broke Abu Ghirab shall we? Surely they are not perfect (far from it IMO) and their ego did them in with the National Guard docs but let's not condem the whole enchilada based upon the one transgression and for sure let's not do it over and over and over again...

    so it kinda seems to me that your post is a straw man argument. if you say it like this it sure sounds like one: "Since CBS ran an OP/ED that derides an other form of media they must be trying to regain credibility through making others look bad"

    Nevertheless I think most people are missing the point

    I think this guy is just old and bitter and is tired of people like wonkette disrespecting his entire profession so now that they got the exit polls so wrong he is doing a big (Neslon voice) "HA HA" which is pretty lame too if you ask me.

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  5. Re:No real comparison done here... by theLOUDroom · · Score: 4, Informative

    One of many sites de-bunking F911... http://www.davekopel.com/Terror/Fiftysix-Deceits-i n-Fahrenheit-911.htm

    Except that site doesn't provide any evidence proving that Fox was not the first to call it.

    Geez first some guy gets to +5 insightful with absolutely NO evidence to back up his claim. Them a bunch of us provide links showing that he was indeed "making shit up".

    Now an AC posts a link for an obviously biased site, that DOESN'T EVEN ADDRESS THE ISSUE AT HAND. That site provides no evidence supporting the claim that Fox was not the first to call it. As a matter of fact, it actually supports the claim:

    Over four hours later, at 2:16 a.m., Fox projected Bush as the Florida winner, as did all the other networks by 2:20 a.m.

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