Stephen A. Smith Imagines A Utopian Society Without Bloggers [Crazy But Ultimately Harmless]

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Stephen A. Smith doesn’t want this blog to exist
Published 12/4/2007 by Gilbert at Obscure Sports Quarterly
... on a link or type in the address. That’s the beauty of the Internet. You read what you want, don’t read what you don’t want to read. What has anyone in the media ever gained by attacking the Internet in general? They usually just come off as old curmudgeons who are scared of technology. Or in Stephen A. Smith’s case, scared of other people having opinions. God forbid people think for themselves and disagree with you, Stephen. (Hat-tip to Deadspin). ...

I Heard the News Today, Oh Boy…
Published 12/4/2007 by Dave at Dave's Football Blog
... but because it boosts their Google ad impressions. I didn’t really get into sports blogging, though, to write about Ashley Young tossing off in front of his computer — Oh, look! An athlete does the same lame stuff we do! Isn’t that weird? — and I’m not sure I want to profit off it, either. At some point, aren’t we, too, just being provocative for the sake of provocation, which makes us no better than the old media douchebags who trash us (and whom we trash) regularly? I don’t know. Perhaps I’m over-analyzing ...

High Five
Published 12/4/2007 by Fornelli at Foul Balls
A quick look around the interweb while making up for lost time More great news for the White Sox! [ Fox Sports ] I'd let FanHouse fire me for half as much. [ FanHouse ] Save Mark Cuban from falling for Jay Mariotti's seductive glance! [ Jay the Joke ] STEPHEN A. SMITH IS NOT A FAN OF THE BLOGGERS [ Deadspin ] Listen to Carl, for he is wise. [ With Leather ]

Stephen A. Smith Latest To Hate The Blogger
Published 12/4/2007 by Enrico at The700Level.com - Philly Sports & Minutiae
... Deadspin pretty much has this story covered to a T, so go read the story there.  But yes, Stephen A. Smith does not think blogs deserve a place on Earth either.  Conlin and Smith would make strange bedfellows wouldn't they?  A choice quote from Screamin' A.: ...

Screamin' A. Smith and Chris McCosky have more than covering the NBA in common
Published 12/4/2007 by Big Al at The Wayne Fontes Experience
As seen on the usual suspects, Deadspin, Sports by Brooks, and Awful Announcing, there's more blogger bashing today. Just how worried are "Journalists" in the MSM over the blogosphere? Plenty. As part of an InsideSoCal interview, the blogosphere's favorite punching bag, the poster boy for is all that is wrong with today's media, Screamin' A. Smith, is now bitching about bloggers... "Internet writers" have no right to reach a large audience. And when you look at the internet business, what’s dangerous about it is that people who are clearly unqualified get to disseminate their piece to the masses. I respect the journalism industry, and the fact of the matter ...

Stephen A. Smith on bloggers
Published 12/5/2007 by Adam J. Morris <info@lonestarball.com> at Lone Star Ball: Front Page Posts
This amuses me.

Little Black Dresses, Unsubstantiated Rumors and Where's Stephen A.?
Published 12/5/2007 by Ren McCormack at Hugging Harold Reynolds
... and publicists for Touch, the Mets insist that he has not been in New York since October and was in Virginia on the night of incident.Hey look. It happens. He cleared it up. Such is the danger you run into running an admitted gossip (not news) column. The ethics behind gossipers is a whole 'nother story, that we don't need to get into. The real question though is in light of another online firestorm... Where is Stephen A. Smith who, as pointed out by Deadspin and many others: "And when you look at the internet ...

Wizards > Cavs
Published 12/5/2007 by iwatchthenba at My Swog is Phenomenal
... I hate the Cavs. Why? Well why not? Exactly. They are a middle of the road team with a superstar. Their role players would be role players on any other team, except, they would suck more because they wouldn't have LBj stringing them along. I also hate LeBron (not necessarily as a person, I don't know the guy, and I am not an irresponsible blogger). I watched on TV as Gil missed those two fateful free throws. I wanted to punch LeBron in the face for what he did (and why did not ONE WIZARD stop LBj from getting to the line???). I was there in person for Game 4 of that ...

Published 12/7/2007 by Aaron at AaronGleeman.com
... , Stephen A. Smith has some wonderful thoughts on bloggers. My favorite part is when Smith said, presumably with something resembling a straight face: "I respect the journalism industry." If Smith and Bill Conlin ever team up, ...

Weekly Waste of Oxygen
Published 12/7/2007 by Simon at SimonOnSports
... 4. Stephen A. Smith - Yes Stephen my blog and all other blogs should be shut down because we lack credibility and credentials and I haven't worked hard at journalism school. But at the very least I wasn't voted the least favorite sportscaster in America like you, and unlike some of your coworkers I don't break inaccurate stories to the country like Les Miles is going to accept the coaching job at Michigan or Eli Manning is out for atleast a month, when he plays the next week. ...

Pass It On
Published 12/8/2007 by Staff at The Pensblog
... It's time for the Jobber of the Week Award to make another appearance. It goes to Stephen A. Smith from ESPN. [ Deadspin ] He recently had this to say: "And when you look at the internet business, what's dangerous about it is that people who are clearly unqualified get to disseminate their piece to the masses. I respect the journalism industry, and the fact of the matter is ...someone with no training should not be allowed to have any kind of format whatsoever to disseminate to the masses to the level which they can. They are ...

Mainstream Media Apologizes to Mario Williams for Irresponsible Reporting
Published 12/13/2007 by Stephanie Stradley at FanHouse
... (Bill Conlin) and for "wrecklessness" (Steven A. Smith's spelling, not mine). Ultimately, I believe that neither bloggers or journalists have a monopoly on truth and responsibility. We are all just humans, with our own biases and blindspots and emotions and often deadlines, and that you judge the quality of writing not based on what someone's profession is, but rather on the content of what they are saying. ...

Media Corner
Published 12/13/2007 by Jack at The Shamrock Headband
... or so, but ever since he started suckling at the whorish teet of NESN in that "Globe 10.0" nonsense, his descent into bumbling idiocy has apparently been expedited. As a friend of mine likes to say, if Ryan hasn't yet jumped the shark, he's certainly revving up his motorcycle. I'm not sure how many out there are familiar with Stephen Rodrick's brilliant 2005 Slate column about the state of mainstream sportswriting, but it speaks to Ryan's situation perfectly: no matter how dickheads like him or him try and spin it, the proliferation of endlessly vapid TV ...

December's Waste of Oxygen Award
Published 1/7/2008 by Simon at SimonOnSports
... , Stephen A. Smith - Yes Stephen my blog and all other blogs should be shut down because we lack credibility and credentials and I haven't worked hard at journalism school. But at the very least I wasn't voted the least favorite sportscaster in America like you, and unlike some of your coworkers I don't break inaccurate stories to the country like Les Miles is going to accept the coaching job at Michigan or Eli Manning is out for atleast a month, when he plays the next week. ...

I Thought Stephen A Hated Blogs
Published 1/23/2008 by Simon at SimonOnSports
... . The very thing same media stream you said 'should not be allowed to disseminate information' is now you're lone outlet for penning your babble. ...