tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15707736.post3887368447375375569..comments2023-12-20T12:58:40.509+00:00Comments on The Manchizzle: How-Do? How-Don't!Kate Feldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05215172535468962913noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15707736.post-40231080106832624412007-07-10T08:56:00.000+00:002007-07-10T08:56:00.000+00:00They've been doing that for ages. My favourite bit...They've been doing that for ages. My favourite bit is how they never attribute their stories to the blogs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15707736.post-2997461226529812962007-07-09T08:39:00.000+00:002007-07-09T08:39:00.000+00:00Interesting - just today it would appear that main...Interesting - just today it would appear that mainstream medaia is <A HREF="http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/1010/1010798_ccharge_locals_dont_exist.html" REL="nofollow"> picking up stories</A>that <A HREF="http://ysr23.com/blog/?p=427" REL="nofollow">first appear weeks before in blogs</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15707736.post-2048673878169857882007-07-06T16:17:00.000+00:002007-07-06T16:17:00.000+00:00All good points, cs.And just to be clear, I didn't...All good points, cs.<BR/><BR/>And just to be clear, I didn't mean to suggest that all blogs are inherently good. Of course, many of them are self-regarding tittle and an appalling waste of time for all concerned. And yes, many of them are prone to be bitchy (even this one, perhaps even today, mon dieu.) But, as you say, that's no reason to write off the whole lot of 'em.Kate Feldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05215172535468962913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15707736.post-78646499605444810702007-07-06T15:11:00.000+00:002007-07-06T15:11:00.000+00:00I'm not surprised at his outburst. With the Intern...I'm not surprised at his outburst. With the Internet and 'citizen journalism' starting to have a real impact on print media sales (frequently leading to redundancies in editorial posts), it's a wonder the old boys' network aren't burning bloggers in effigy. Not that the problems journalists face now are the blogging community's fault, but it's nice to have a scapegoat, isn't it? <BR/><BR/>Though I do agree with him in a way. You have to admit that some blogs are, in fact, egotistical claptrap. Even the best ones have occasional phases of egotism, and there is a tendency to be bitchy at times too. <BR/><BR/>But that doesn't outweigh the fact that blogging is a good thing. It provides a space for all those marginalised by the print industry to voice their opinions. Success is created not by advertising, immoral businessmen or 3-for-2 deals in Sainsburys, but by writing independently and well, on a regular basis, about a subject that interests people. <BR/><BR/>No wonder Himself felt the need to attack. Most of the commercial media stopped doing that years ago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com