The Buzz in the Blogosphere: Two Points to Bear in Mind

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The Bissinger Syndrome
Published 5/2/2008 by cocknfire <info@garnetandblackattack.com> at Garnet And Black Attack: Front Page Posts
... Sports beat writers are valuable, as the Mayor has pointed out, for all the reasons that other "real" journalists are important. But to say that when it comes to sports opinion, some people who watched the game have more authority to analyze it than others who watched the same game defies logic. Why? Because you've been watching sports for longer? Because you're paid to do it? Because you used to read W.C. Heinz? ...

Talking Points: nuking the notebook May 5, 2008
Published 5/5/2008 by Joel <info@rockytoptalk.com> at Rocky Top Talk: Front Page Posts
... !"). Dawg Sports (inviting Buzz to read but warning him to watch his language because "in these parts, vulgarity is no substitute for argument."). And finally, Buzz: " ...

The Buzz about Buzz
Published 5/5/2008 by Menelaus <info@bruinsnation.com> at Bruins Nation: Front Page Posts
... 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 different angle.  As a blogger on BN, I ...