A BRIEF STATEMENT ON BLOGGING: WHO WE (I) ARE

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Buzz Bissinger vs. Will Leitch: The Day After
Published 17 days ago by DanShanoff.com at Dan Shanoff
... UPDATE: Orson/Spencer from EDSBS has an amazing post-Bissinger post. What's amazing is that Bissinger isn't inducing outrage; he is inducing even more great work from bloggers (and, yes, some sense of solidarity). But, mostly, thoughtful reactions. ...

Wednesday News Roundup 4.30.08
Published 17 days ago by Cherie at THE SPORTS DIVA MAGAZINE
... wound up missing? Not good huh? If you know the whereabouts of Five Tool Tool, please contact the certain parties. (Epic Carnival) Did you know that Steve Nash has a production company? Well he obviously needs something to do in May while playing with the Suns. (NESW Sports) Poor Cueto. 7 runs in 2 innings? Your a Redleg so I still love you. (Cincinnati Enquirer) Someone else hates bloggers. Shocker. But do they really know what they hate? (EDSBS) A Wizards fan writes a letter to them about the series against ...

The Bissinger Fall Out [Blogdome]
Published 16 days ago by DAULERIO at Deadspin
• Bissinger wigging out on a radio show a while back. Skip to about the 8:50 mark. [790 The Ticket] • EDSBS gives a long rundown of this whole Costas Now thing. [EDSBS] • Of course, Shanoff's fired up about all this. [Dan Shaoff] • Hey, how'd Braylon Edwards do? [Sons of Nev] • MDS is appropriately measured. [AOL Fanhouse] • Mose Schrute gives his two cents. [Fire Joe Morgan] • Awful Announcing gives us this perspective. [Awful Announcing] • Big Daddy ...

“Costas Now” Internet segment in video from
Published 16 days ago by PostmanR at The Postmen // A Sports Blog // Chicago, IL.
O’Day asked for it, so here it is. Watching it again … ugh … I really just don’t want to write about it because I’d go on for way too long. (See here, here, here and here for some great writing on it.) I will say this: it’s clear Buzz doesn’t read blogs; he doesn’t understand them. So to have all that spite and anger built up about something you don’t know at all, it’s a bit much. And it’s a generational thing. It happens in music, art, film, fashion — the old ...

Get Back in This Bag, You Stupid Cat!
Published 16 days ago by Dave at Dave's Football Blog
... Night Lights author Buzz Bissinger spewed at Deadspin chief Will Leitch last night on HBO’s Costas Now, so I’m probably ill-equipped to respond to it. Tons of sports blogs have chimed in already with intelligent responses to that rant, including the target of all that vitriol himself — who, in all honestly, reacted far better to this attack than I would have. Here are a few more worthwhile responses: Awful Announcing Every Day Should Be Saturday FanHouse Fire Joe Morgan ...

Weighing In On Sports Blogging In The Wake of "Bissinger vs Leitch"
Published 16 days ago by BDoc at The Sports Oasis
... I feel the need to say "thanks" to Will Leitch because the way he handled himself on the Costas Show last night made me proud to be a blogger. Some people(I'm looking at you Bissinger) are never going to get it. Maybe they're ignorant, maybe they're afraid, maybe it's a combination of both. But that won't ever stop me from putting my take on sports out into the world via the blogosphere, and I'm glad that there are others out there like Will Leitch, and Orson Swindle, and ...

Full Of Sound And Fury, Signifying Everything
Published 16 days ago by Signal to Noise at Signal to Noise
... have tattoos and some even dare to have cornrows or dreadlocks, and who blanches at every incident of violence on the court as a sign that the league as a whole is out of control. If you don’t mind me saying so, that’s a fuck of a lot of profanity and abuse heaped on by those supposed guardians of the Right Way of doing things.  Glass houses, stones, throwing….right, you know the deal. Takes on the program: Both Will and AJ from Deadspin, Orson at EDSBS, Brian at Awful Announcing, D-Wil at Sports on My Mind (who agrees ...

The Future of Sports Jounralism is DUMB and Unrecoverable
Published 16 days ago by Mac G at Mac Gs World
... into the ground because there are plenty of more intelligent writers who post on sports "blog" type sites for a real pay check that are much more eloquent than me on this topic. ...

Simply Eloquent...
Published 16 days ago by Paragon SC <info@conquestchronicles.com> at Conquest Chronicles
... . The eloquent part, aside from Will's piece linked above, is from none other than Orson earlier today . This is simply outstanding and his being transparent goes a long way to his legitimacy. Being open or transparent isn't for everyone and that's fine but when guys like Will Leitch or Spencer Hall (aka Orson) or Peter Bean stand front and center in this new media thing called blogging it does give the new media thing credibility. Whether or not you agree with my opinions on what I write here; weather or not you participate by leaving a comment or posting a diary. The ...

Media Hacks Behaving Badly: Or, The Only Time I'll Ever Type the Name "Buzz Bissinger"
Published 16 days ago by MaconDawg at Dawg Sports
... Buzz, chill out. We don't want your job. Frankly, as Spencer points out, we already have jobs and ours generally pay more than yours because we're all lawyers (except ...

Media Hacks Behaving Badly: Or, The Only Time I'll Ever Type the Name "Buzz Bissinger"
Published 16 days ago by MaconDawg <info@dawgsports.com> at Dawg Sports
... Buzz, chill out. We don't want your job. Frankly, as Spencer points out, we already have jobs and ours generally pay more than yours because we're all lawyers (except ...

A Few Angry Reporters…and Bloggers
Published 16 days ago by Keith at Sports Media Journal
... grew up with little responsibility and had many of their needs met with the help of others. You can read this in some their posts every day. If you read the responses on the Costas NOW show from some in the blogsphere you can hear that they can’t handle the criticism. A few of these guys I like…but they come off as spoiled brats. I will link a few…but a word of caution… some of these posts are not suitable for all eyes. Awuful Announcing Kissing Suzy Kolber Every Day Should be Saturday The Sporting Blog Unfortunately what you read above fuels the ...

The First Major Shot Has Been Fired
Published 16 days ago by Jason at Eleven Warriors
... Not to have a cock-measuring contest or anything, but I’m guessing the three writers of this site make comparable (or better) money than your typical sports reporter at our real and completely unrelated jobs. Then we come home and do this is a hobby. And best of all, we’re all out of mom’s basement. Finally, I hate saying this, but Braylon Edwards seems to be pretty intelligent and on point. Follow-ups: Deadspin EDSBS Black Shoe Diaries ...

The Buzz in the Blogosphere: Two Points to Bear in Mind
Published 16 days ago by T Kyle King <info@dawgsports.com> at Dawg Sports
I know better than to respond to this kind of low-rent mudslinging. Really, I do. I know better than to add my two cents' worth after Will Leitch, Orson Swindle, and MaconDawg, as well as SG Standard, Joel, and HornsFan (you know . . . some of those dastardly blog commenters we hear so much about!), already have said all that needed to be said. I know better than to engage in debate with a grown man who answers to the name "Buzz" but who has not either walked on the moon or defended the galaxy from the threat of the evil ...

A Blogger Blogging About Blogs
Published 16 days ago by Andy Goldstein at RotoRob
... I was, briefly, employed by a sports talk radio station in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex. I bring this up due to the blow-up on HBO’s Costas Now featuring Deadspin’s Will Leitch and Buzz Bissinger, who penned such classics as Friday Night Lights…and…Friday Night Lights! I could attempt to describe what happened, but it’s easier to just watch the clips. Plenty of bloggers have responded. Some thoughtfully. Some hysterically. I can’t really add anything to other ...

ON BISSINGER AND BLOGGING
Published 16 days ago by eirishis at Thirtyfive Seconds
... (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), and (9). Nice job, Buzz. Beyond Leitch’s simple but polite defense of blogging on the air, there have been numerous, truly thoughtful posts in response to Bissinger’s attacks on the medium. Leitch penned his own after appearing on the broadcast. Michael Schur of FJM did the same. Shanoff defends his brethren. Awful Announcing had words on top of the video. And our own blogfather has a response in two parts over at the mothership and The Sporting Blog. We have nowhere near the qualifications of ...

A Blogger's Perspective
Published 16 days ago by Sarah at Strike Zones and End Zones
... and color to the news that is reported in print and online every day. Readers don't use blogs to replace the news they get from the main stream. They use it to add substance. Blogs aren't going to kill print journalism, print journalism is killing itself. Readers can more information on NYTimes.com than they can in the paper's print edition. As technology changes, so must the media; bloggers saw it coming and created a new medium. Consider it media Darwinism. The best writers will survive, regardless of whether their words appear in print or online. What is going to happen ...

Weighing In On Blogs
Published 15 days ago by Chris at Intentional Foul
Because of a long Doctor’s appointment yesterday, I didn’t really get to weigh in on the HBO/Bob Costas/Buzz Bissinger/Will Leitch hoopla that went on over at HBO on Tuesday night. However, when I got to work, my Google Reader was more than happy to catch me up on what I missed. And boy, there was a lot. As for my feelings, well, I’ve been in this industry (the Internet, not sports blogging) for a little while now and the only thing I can say is people like Buzz Bissinger and Bob ...

BFD: A stupid-spective
Published 15 days ago by bigfatdrunk at DGDB&D: a Texans blog.
... Yesterday, I saw what one of the best bloggers in the biz, Orson Swindle, had to say. In the spirit of his post, consider this an open thread for questions about me. Yes, it’s ego-centric and arrogant and serves absolutely no purpose whatsoever. However, after the ...

Sweet Uncle Lou’s Friday Roundup: The “You Think I’m Stupid?” Edition
Published 15 days ago by Sweet Uncle Lou at Hire Jim Essian!
... Look, Wood was frustrating last night, but he’s still a heck of a pitcher, ten years after making history. I know it’s a Brewers site, and all things Brewers suck, but Brew Crew Ball compiled a list of great baseball books. Since you’re reading this, I’m assuming most of you can read, even though you’re likely moving your lips while doing so. Speaking of books, Buzz Bissinger is a prick, and he gets rightfully bitch-slapped by Orson Swindle at EDSBS (also, thanks to St. Lousy Sucks for the ...

K-State Slate, 5/2/08
Published 14 days ago by TB <info@bringonthecats.com> at Bring On The Cats
... for a good list of those who have already weighed in.  Particularly,  read Orson's eloquent statement of "Who We Are" over at EDSBS. ...

Of M.C. Hammer, Z. Cavariccis and the New Jersey Generals. Sort of...
Published 12 days ago by Cecilio's Scribe at The Legend of Cecilio Guante
... At The Legend, you cannot question our "journalistic dishonesty." Because we're not journalists. Nor do we claim to be. That's what makes this blogging thing, and the grand ole' InterWebs, so wonderful. So, who exactly am I and what exactly is this blog all about? Nobody likely cares, but here goes (we will in no way try to compete with the likes of EDSBS, who, by the way, could hang right with any of Buzz's soldiers of the print brigade). ...

Talking Points: nuking the notebook May 5, 2008
Published 12 days ago by Joel <info@rockytoptalk.com> at Rocky Top Talk
... tasty.) All right. The Buzz Bissinger stuff: Orson (Most bloggers have better credentials than most journalists). Double-T Nation (One of the primary benefits of blogs is the consolidation of information). Black Shoe Diaries (objecting on behalf of many fine blogs to Buzz's gross over-generalization that "blogs are dedicated to cruelty"). Rock M Nation (the definitive synopsis of the entire affair: "Rabble! Rabble! Rabble! Rabble! Rabble! Rabble! Rabble! Rabble!"). ...

The Buzz about Buzz
Published 11 days ago by Menelaus <info@bruinsnation.com> at Bruins Nation
... laden meltdown was.  I don't need to note sharply declining newspaper readerships or the employment fears of traditional writers.  There's no need to point out that there are good and bad professional journalists, just as there are good and bad blogs.  I don't even need to chuckle about some folks inability to discern the difference between a comment and a front page blog post.  Those points, and many others, have already been made (among other places, here, here, here, here, here, and here). I prefer a slightly ...

The Life and Times of cocknfire
Published 11 days ago by cocknfire <info@garnetandblackattack.com> at Garnet And Black Attack
... , in addition to producing a wave of posts that show how out of touch Buzz Bissinger is, has also caused introspection and, in some cases, further personal revelation in an effort to identify this shadowy crowd known as "bloggers." (That's with two Gs, Buzz.) ...