Comments on: Rude, crude reader comments are better than the bland alternative http://peoriapundit.com/blogpeoria/2007/03/28/rude-crude-reader-comments-are-better-than-the-bland-alternative/ Media and news from the original river city Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:07:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: cgiselle12 http://peoriapundit.com/blogpeoria/2007/03/28/rude-crude-reader-comments-are-better-than-the-bland-alternative/comment-page-1/#comment-83661 cgiselle12 Wed, 28 Mar 2007 17:02:20 +0000 http://peoriapundit.com/blogpeoria/2007/03/28/rude-crude-reader-comments-are-better-than-the-bland-alternative/#comment-83661 Another thought, the press and the media has had a pretty long time to refine their abilities to publish/broadcast biased stories without having the appearance of bias. People who have been reporters or broadcasters for years learn how to finesse their work (usually) - just like those of us in any other field. Like in sports, younger players generally have a more raw, bold style than say, late career Michael Jordan, who was so smooth and subtle in his play, more so than his NC years, it was like watching ballet for me. Anyway, 200 years of publishing or 80 years of broadcasting leads to a great deal of learned technique. Indeed, one has to mistrust most sources anymore, especially on the internet. And I would hazard to guess that the younger the reader, the more they are aware of the difference between a mediated source and raw opinion. A newspaper article vs. commentary on a blog. Or, I could be totally wrong. Discuss. Another thought, the press and the media has had a pretty long time to refine their abilities to publish/broadcast biased stories without having the appearance of bias. People who have been reporters or broadcasters for years learn how to finesse their work (usually) – just like those of us in any other field. Like in sports, younger players generally have a more raw, bold style than say, late career Michael Jordan, who was so smooth and subtle in his play, more so than his NC years, it was like watching ballet for me.

Anyway, 200 years of publishing or 80 years of broadcasting leads to a great deal of learned technique. Indeed, one has to mistrust most sources anymore, especially on the internet. And I would hazard to guess that the younger the reader, the more they are aware of the difference between a mediated source and raw opinion. A newspaper article vs. commentary on a blog. Or, I could be totally wrong. Discuss.

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