So I heard a quick reference on the radio this morning about the Ford CEO apologizing for making a joke about President Bush almost blowing up a hybrid car. Sounded interesting enough and I did a quick Google News search. Then I found this article about how the joke didn't actually match any of the actual events of the day and bloggers had simply blown the joke out of proportion. The author (Todd Lassa) wrote on the MotorTrend magazine's editorial (blog?) that "the media, including car magazines, are being led around by small-time bloggers who have never signed up for a journalism class, let alone stayed awake during one. And they're running every stupid little rumor extant without checking up on them."
Seems like he doesn't take bloggers too seriously. Just because many of the "famous" ones lost their day jobs because of blogging. Or because blogs are often used as electronic diaries by teenagers. Maybe he should take our class, learn a little about the benefits of social networking tools and business. But Todd might figure it out himself since some of those bloggers he's talking down on left comments pointing out how the auto blog websites are competitive with MotorTrend and (possibly) have larger user bases.
And I never would have cared about this issue until I took this class... I guess now I'm a blogger. :)
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Gotta love the argument that bloggers aren't journalists, and therefore, aren't legit. They haven't taken a class! Oh no!
There are journalists who have degrees and still can't write. There are bloggers who start rumors. Life's all about how you react to things.
PS. I've posted on two of your entries this week, and I never really feel inclined to post. Good job on getting me a participation grade, George.
as an avid reader of auto blogs. i agree that the problem with official blogs from motor trend is that such blogs often encompass writing that is very complicated and is so professionally written that you don't get the same kind of opinions, and personal comments and comparisons that you do with sites such as autoblog.com .... also, with such officialism they can not say what they really want to because of laws and such. Todd needs to learn that MotorTrend and alike are really the blogs that people don't want to read! Good find!
yea george i agree this class has taught m so much in regards to how blogs help business so much and are so usefull as a new way to comunicate with customers
Like many people have been saying through out this class: everything that you read must be taken with a grain of salt. When looking at blogs, I always look for legitmate sources if something seems too far "out there."
Valid point Jess about verifying a blog's information but what about cases where the media is actively refusing to report a story?
When Stephen Colbert made fun of President Bush at the 2006 White House Correspondents' Association Dinner, the traditional news outlets did not report it. When bloggers made such a fuss about the significance of the event over the next few days, mainstream media finally acknowledged the story and reported on it. So, can we really always trust the media?!
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