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D-Town Baseball: Journalists are not Bloggers, thankfully
The Wayne Fontes Experience - A Detroit Lions Blog: Chris McCoskey doesn't like me
TigerBlog: Joel Zumaya and Bloggers Are Attacked
Deadspin: Why, I'll Show You Rumormongering, Mr. Reporter Man [Rants Are Journalistic If They're Printed In The Newspaper]
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog: The Detroit Tiger Weblog: Newsflash: Reporter hates bloggers
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Jayhawk Fan Bloggers are justing telling it like the readers want to read it...what's wrong with that? -
Brian Honestly, I don't know why people get so worked up when people say something about bloggers. At the end of the day, who cares.
Journalists are not Bloggers, thankfully
D-Town Baseball —
... For other opinions, I suggest you read the well written rebuttal by Bill Ferris, of the Detroit Tiger Weblog, on Mr. McCosky’s rant. ...
Chris McCoskey doesn't like me
The Wayne Fontes Experience - A Detroit Lions Blog —
... , using the Joel Zumaya story as a leaping off point. Bill's quite thoughtful and measured response to McCoskey's tripe can be found here. ...
Joel Zumaya and Bloggers Are Attacked
TigerBlog —
... Of course I’m now just getting right around to writing about it. He had a box fall on his shoulder (official story) and he went under the knife. He’ll miss at least half of next year although in some ways, the timing isn’t a bad thing. If it had happened in spring training, he’d be done for the season and now it lets us go out and rent an arm to fill the hole we know we have. It’s a drag because Zumaya’s career seems to be going the way of Matt Anderson, just in a more bizare way. Billfer tipped me off to this but Chris McCosky must not have been able to come up with ...
Why, I'll Show You Rumormongering, Mr. Reporter Man [Rants Are Journalistic If They're Printed In The Newspaper]
Deadspin —
... to fly out of the day care. Once he reached the sidewalk, he crashed into an unsuspecting Joel Zumaya, who was out walking his Yorkshire terrier. McCosky was unhurt, as Zumaya's right shoulder broke his fall. According to numerous reliable eyewitness accounts, McCosky promptly got up, stole a dirt bike that was parked on the side of the road, and drove to work.
Bloggers Just Aren't Journalists [Detroit News]
From the No Shit Sherlock Files [The Big Lead]
Newsflash: Reporter Hates Bloggers [The Detroit Tiger Weblog]
The Detroit Tiger Weblog: Newsflash: Reporter hates bloggers
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog —
The Detroit Tiger Weblog: Newsflash: Reporter hates bloggers 100 CC’s (Pure Thrust)! Billfer, on newsmen vs bloggers...and the Zumaya dirt bike story. “Bloggers are having a field day speculating on how Joel Zumaya really injured his shoulder. Nobody believes a heavy box fell on him. So the Internet is rife with stories about how he fell off his dirt bike.” Yes, glad it is only the bloggers who are speculating. It’s not like another writer in McCosky’s own newspaper was also casting doubt on the situation. (hey look Chris, I’m citing my sources) And what bloggers are having ...
Attack of the Blog Destroyer!
Detroit Tigers blog —
You’ve already heard about Detroit News’ Pistons beat writer Chris McCosky’s rant on the blogging community.
McC’s argument is, in short: “bloggers just aren’t journalists.”
Well, uhm, Chris. Some are. Others too. And… wait a minute. Almost every newspaper I go to either desires, or already has, its beat writers blog. And of course, Major League Baseball has blogs. So does the NBA. And an NHL team invited bloggers in like they were the press.
Well, ...
Guitar Zero : McCosky Vs. The Blogosphere
Can't Stop The Bleeding —
... of being injured under suspicious circumstances would have anything to do with such speculation. Bilfer of Tigers Weblog makes short work of McCosky’s accusations. ...
Fear and Loathing in Detroit: Sports Reporters vs. Sports Bloggers
Bless You Boys —
... This was brought to my attention by The Detroit Tigers Weblog's Billfer, so I'll begin by linking to his retort to McCosky's column. I don't know if I'm quite as outraged as Bill, but it's definitely amusing that a prominent member of the local sports media apparently feels so threatened by bloggers that he deems it necessary to explain why his work should be considered more credible, going so far as to remind his readers that he actually went to school to learn his trade. ...
Fear and Loathing in Detroit: Sports Reporters vs. Sports Bloggers
Sweaty Men Endeavors —
... This was brought to my attention by The Detroit Tigers Weblog's Billfer, so I'll begin by linking to his retort to McCosky's column. I don't know if I'm quite as outraged as Bill, but it's definitely amusing that a prominent member of the local sports media apparently feels so threatened by bloggers that he deems it necessary to explain why his work should be considered more credible, going so far as to remind his readers that he actually went to school to learn his trade. ...
Feuding between the MSM and the blogosphere
Lone Star Ball —
... Several Detroit blogs have responded, with our friend Ian at Bless You Boys having one of the most measured, reasoned, calm responses, and offering a pretty thorough Fisking of McCosky's article. The Detroit Tigers Webblog gets a little more pissy about it, I think. And Detroit Sports Rag goes apepoop over it, as they are apparently the specific target of McCosky (and have a history with him), complete with lots of words I don't say but that rhyme with stunt, and with our old manager's first name. DSR's complaint about McCosky is really a pretty ...
Detroit News reporter hates bloggers
Behind the Jersey —
... and are not, ourselves, journalists. Many of us bloggers have an about us page saying how we’re qualified (if we even are) to talk about the team or sport(s) our blog covers. We’re pretty up front about our background (ie. freelance writer or random guy with a job unrelated to sports but has lots of opinions about his favorite team or a student trying to break into the sports business).
Other reactions after the jump…
Billfer at The Detroit Tigers Weblog
If I had to pick my biggest beef ...
McCosky has Bloggers in an uproar
Need4Sheed.com —
... honest person with high standards and that's the only thing I take offense to in McCosky's statements. Everything else comes across as if he feels threatened by us. Maybe someone has ruffled his feathers, but I know whatever he's accusing bloggers of, or me for that matter, he should point it out to us. Because throwing out veiled references just makes him look like he's pouting like a spoiled child. More bloggers addressed Mr. McCosky's rant. Billfer addressed it here: Newsflash: Reporter hates bloggers Ian Casselberry of Bless You Boys: Fear and ...
Weekend Sports Wrap-Up: Wolverines, Lions, and McCosky's Anti-Blogger Column
Quo Vadimus —
... ** Detroit News Columnist Chris McCosky Rips Bloggers ** This has been talked about a lot in the Detroit Tigers blogosphere this weekend and I don't have much to add to the great posts in response by Billfer at the Detroit Tigers Weblog, ...
Above the Fold - Chris McCosky vs. Detroit bloggers
The Wayne Fontes Experience - A Detroit Lions Blog —
I debated over what I wanted to cover in the latest Above the Fold, as it was a monster weekend of football in Michigan. The Lions had their most impressive victory in years, slaughtering the Denver Broncos 44-7. There was also the Michigan - Michigan State battle for state superiority, a highly entertaining game that featured both teams losing big leads, along with a 4th quarter comeback by the Wolverines, giving U of M a 28-24 win. ...
MSM tosses cliches at new media
Detroit Bad Boys —
Chris McCosky doesn’t like bloggers. Or most bloggers. Or something. I’m not touching it (because I already did two years ago and again this past summer), but plenty of other people have.
McCoskey to host next Bloggers Night at the Palace*
Leelanau Sports Guy's World at sportspig.com —
... He basically calls out the bloggers and offers his opinion on what it takes to be a journalist. Last time I looked I don’t remember any of the bloggers I read ever claiming to be journalists, so not sure where McCoskey is going with this. Maybe he’s jealous, or threatened, either way, it’s a big world, can’t we all just get along!
You can read responses from some of my fellow Detroit bloggers, led by Billfer at The Detroit Tiger Weblog.
Read Newsflash: Reporter hates bloggers at The Detroit Tiger Weblog
McCosky to host next Bloggers Night at the Palace*
Leelanau Sports Guy's World at sportspig.com —
... He basically calls out the bloggers and offers his opinion on what it takes to be a journalist. Last time I looked I don’t remember any of the bloggers I read ever claiming to be journalists, so not sure where McCosky is going with this. Maybe he’s jealous, or threatened, either way, it’s a big world, can’t we all just get along!
You can read responses from some of my fellow Detroit bloggers, led by Billfer at The Detroit Tiger Weblog.
Read Newsflash: Reporter hates bloggers at The Detroit Tiger Weblog
Sportswriter attacks bloggers
Tiger Tales: A Detroit Tigers Blog —
You've probably heard by now about Detroit News writer Chris McCosky's rant against bloggers in general and Detroit Tigers bloggers in particular. It was a sloppily written and poorly researched article filled with inaccuracies and mischaracterization of Detroit sports bloggers. Others have already done a great job recapping his missteps and offering rebuttals: Billfer Kurt Ian Samara Matt Brian Eric It was an insulting article and my fellow bloggers have already responded appropriately and ...
Off-Season News, Notes and Thoughts: Part Whatever I'm Tired
Drunk Jays Fans —
... The Detroit Tiger Weblog guys have picked through this horseshit way more thoroughly than I'm prepared to do, so I'll only say this: obviously bloggers couldn't do what they do without piggybacking off the work of beat journalists, and there's maybe even a point or two that kind of makes sense in what McCoskey says. For example, I understand what he means about having to actually face the guys that you're ripping, but even if I believed any of the other horseshit that he writes, I totally can't get over the "trained professional" garbage he tries to hide behind. I mean, one of ...
Josh Smith Questions Chris McCoskey's Journalistic Skills
FanHouse —
Filed under: Hawks, NBA Media Watch, Atlanta, DetroitUnless you're from Detroit, Chris McCoskey wasn't a name you knew before last week when a storm of fire erupted around the Detroit News beat writer after he related just how much of a scourge these sportsblogs have become. The reaction was... not kind. For those who enjoyed both the irrational slanders and the rational stonings, this story about Josh Smith may be of some interest. McCoskey last week reported that Hawk Josh Smith screamed at teammate Tyronn Lue to get him the ball, and angrily requested coach Mike Woodson ...
Josh Smith Didn’t Yell at Tyronn Lue
SLAM Online —
... The erroneous report came from Chris McCosky, enemy to bloggers the world over, who also got Josh Smith’s contract situation wrong in the piece. ...
The Incredibly contradictory Jim Carty
Motown Sports Revival —
... This is just another instance of a member of the MSM taking a shot at a blogger in an incredibly contradictory way. Bill at Detroit Tigers Weblog.com was all over Chris McCosky’s anti-blogger column earlier this month. The New York Times took its shot at MGoBlog. Carty—in his own blog mind you—felt the need to attack my blog only to contradict himself four months later. ...
The Pistons would've rocked with Kobe
Motown Sports Revival —
... denials by the Pistons front office including an “unnamed source” and Joe Dumars. Dumars had said that he was furious about various trade rumors involving the Pistons and that he was not shopping his players. Due to the ambiguous nature of the reports, whether you believe the trade was discussed by the Pistons or not is entirely up to you. There really is no right answer. Hoopsworld has an interesting opinion on the feasibility of the rumors. Chris McCosky hates bloggers and sports radio so he certainly doesn’t believe the reports. However, I have to ...
Flip Saunders will return to the Pistons. Yay, smart people
Ball Don't Lie —
... Chris McCosky of the Detroit News - a man who fully expects
both Skeets and I to
be in our pajamas at this exact moment (joke's on Chris, he's only half right!) - ...
