http://178.63.27.54:8080/statictangents/2009/03/02/blogging-for-tubridy/ Random tangents Fri, 13 Mar 2009 22:43:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://178.63.27.54:8080/statictangents/2009/03/02/blogging-for-tubridy/comment-page-1/#comment-175 Fri, 13 Mar 2009 22:43:33 +0000 http://stochasticgeometry.wordpress.com/?p=148#comment-175 I didn’t hear the piece you’re talking about but I agree with what you say about blogs. I have found webdesign, computer, photoshop and other such blogs full of useful(and interesting) stuff. I may not use all or any of it, but that doesn’t subtract from it’s value. ‘Attention seeking amateurs’ – I suppose Tubridy went into televison so he could keep a low profile- HAH!!

]]> http://178.63.27.54:8080/statictangents/2009/03/02/blogging-for-tubridy/comment-page-1/#comment-174 Sat, 07 Mar 2009 19:07:15 +0000 http://stochasticgeometry.wordpress.com/?p=148#comment-174 Unfortunately, the outbreak of blogging has done nothing for the quality of journalism. Editors now think that EVERYONE wants to write for free and that opinion is what it is all about.
I went into journalism because I wanted to help people tell their stories – which believe it or not, many find difficult. I still love to read well-researched, detailed, and objective reports, in which the ego of the writer is kept firmly in check. But such stories take time – and shareholders aren’t prepared to pay for quality journalism. Result? I for one have stopped buying papers such as the Observer, which is now stuffed with “lifestyle” supplemensts and opinion pieces. Plus they supported the war in Iraq. If you are truly interested in the state of modern journalism, read a book called “Flat Earth News”. It’s frightening – but proves that journalists, if they are let, still have a valuable job to do.

]]>