tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3046628493283608233.post4368716719371183486..comments2023-10-29T05:29:58.599-04:00Comments on Right-Side-of-Lowell: Bloggers ChidedUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3046628493283608233.post-48968384798917195312009-03-28T14:20:00.000-04:002009-03-28T14:20:00.000-04:00Cliff and Kad,I definitely like the balance in the...Cliff and Kad,<BR/><BR/>I definitely like the balance in the post and the comment. Yes, the MSM has its faults..but like anything that's taken for granted, it will be noted most starkly in its absence...As Kad said, sometimes you want to drive, and sometimes you want to fly -- the two don't always have to be in direct competition...I love blogs for the commentary and local news, but if I really want to know what's going on in the world, I'm glad there are things like the NY Times and Washington Post out there..<BR/><BR/>best,<BR/>gpThe New Englanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06201310505648616855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3046628493283608233.post-24392378048692126392009-03-28T09:39:00.000-04:002009-03-28T09:39:00.000-04:00Statements like this are consistent with the incre...Statements like this are consistent with the increasingly-common peevishness among message-spinners that they no longer can corner the market on information distribution by bribing the opinions of a reasonably-finite list of media outlets. However, that being said, I feel there IS a reasonable point to be made about the disturbing absence of fact-checking among bloggers which would threaten to imperil the whole process if it weren't for the balance provided by MSM.<BR/><BR/>Here's the danger: If MSM can't find a way to monetize their fact-checking and related masthead credibility, they won't be able to afford to stay in business, and then we'll certainly be worse off than we are today.<BR/><BR/>I would think the old strategy of certain literary magazines, to serve as a "review" and compendium of available material, might serve everyone nicely. Bloggers (some, anyway) value "reach", which inclusion/reference in something like the NYT certainly provides, and MSM values content that their subscribers like to read, and which sells advertising. Win/win. Except everybody thinks they're in competition, which is the exact recipe for disaster we're seeing now.<BR/><BR/>Airplanes didn't displace automobiles, and airports spend a lot of money making themselves auto-friendly. Even products as similar as baseball games enjoy simultaneous sellout streaks in both Boston and Lowell, only a few miles apart. The key is in knowing what you're selling, and connecting with people who want to buy.Craig Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09824029248081902170noreply@blogger.com