Blogosphere: Ruining journalism or old-fashioned fun?
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Stuart Scott's good eye, which ever one it is, recently responded to questions from GQ about Deadspin with some not-so flattering comments. Stuart falls just shy of calling Blog Nation the downfall of journalism and defends his buddies in Bristol, which are the default punching bags of numerous blogs across the net. Blogdome would argue that there's a disconnect between the public and the big-wigs at ESPN and across the nation, which has given rise to alternative media. Who is right here? Me, of course. I believe the truth is somewhere in the middle. There are the occasional Deadspin posts that really are just cheap shots. That said, ESPN anchors have really become elitists who aren't part of the general media anymore. ESPN's coverage has become a corporate agenda like CNN or Fox News. They lead off Cowboys interviews with Jessica Simpson questions. They don't cover baseball games outside of New York and Boston. And I think I've made it painfully clear what I think of the Bristol Party platform when it comes to the NHL. Frankly, I think the green-roomers at ESPN deserve to be batted around a little bit -- when it's legitimate criticism. If you're looking for a good blog, check out Fire Joe Morgan. It's basically a blog dedicated to ripping ESPN's baseball coverage, and of course, Joe Morgan. What do the non-media think about blogs like Deadspin and Fire Joe Morgan? Do these blogs interest people? What about ESPN? Do people have a gripe outside of people like me who sit and nit-pick everything they do? Talk to me! |
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Posted by Gabe @ 5:37 PM Tue, Jul 22, 2008
The thing that troubles me is ESPN's hype machine. The network has so many TV deals with conferences and leagues, it's hard to trust them when they are supposedly objectively chronicling the conferences'/leagues' going-on on SportsCenter. ESPN influences things such as the Heisman race too greatly.
While ESPN has become a monster of sorts, many of those blogs are created by people with no knowledge or training in journalism whatsoever. Their reports/opinions can rarely be trusted.
That said, there is highly insightful sabermetric evaluation available on FireJoeMorgan.com, and Deadspin's newest recruit, Clay Travis, is an attorney/author/SEC expert, and absolute delight to read.
Bottom line is: The fall of the newspaper industry will hurt the quality of reporting everything from sports to arts to hard news. Hopefully Web sites will pick up on that and start hiring people with competence to write on their sites and blogs.