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cagesoulman (648 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 05:48 PM Original message |
Twitter is great but it's no substitute for professional journalism |
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CJCRANE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 05:50 PM Response to Original message |
1. Too late. It is now. |
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rvablue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 05:57 PM Response to Reply #1 |
8. Oh, Give it up. Seriously. |
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CJCRANE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 06:00 PM Response to Reply #8 |
13. In fairness, we need all of them, MSM, twitter, blogs etc, a multitude of sources. |
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rvablue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 06:17 PM Response to Reply #13 |
24. Yeah, every little bit helps. But characterizing the MSM as having "dropped the ball" |
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Life Long Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 06:30 PM Response to Reply #8 |
34. Power to the people! |
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monmouth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 05:51 PM Response to Original message |
2. Haha, so says the MSM...Twitter kept us informed, thank you very much...n/t |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 05:51 PM Response to Original message |
3. And nobody said it was. But when it's the best you got, it's the best you got. |
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kentuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 05:53 PM Response to Original message |
4. mumbo jumbo... |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 05:54 PM Response to Original message |
5. Link? |
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Kahuna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 05:55 PM Response to Original message |
6. Nice try, David Gregory. nt |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 05:58 PM Response to Reply #6 |
11. That's David "It's not our role" Gregory to you. |
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Left Is Write (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 06:24 PM Response to Reply #11 |
30. If it's not the role of journalists, then whose role is it? |
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cagesoulman (648 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-22-09 12:17 PM Response to Reply #6 |
40. I wish, man. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 05:55 PM Response to Original message |
7. Is that a funny? Second time in so many months |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 05:58 PM Response to Original message |
9. Like right on. |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 05:58 PM Response to Original message |
10. Not for investigative reporting |
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JI7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 06:00 PM Response to Original message |
12. it's the fault of so called professional journalists that blogs, twitter etc |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 06:01 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. That's personally my favorite part of it all. They did it to themselves. |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 06:01 PM Response to Original message |
14. I don't think it is trying to or risking replacing journalism. |
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shadowknows69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 06:01 PM Response to Original message |
16. No shit. As soon as you find some these days let me know. |
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WeDidIt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 06:01 PM Response to Original message |
17. I get all of my news from Blogs |
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rvablue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 06:19 PM Response to Reply #17 |
25. No, you don't. |
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WeDidIt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 06:23 PM Response to Reply #25 |
29. Yes, I do. |
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rvablue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 06:26 PM Response to Reply #29 |
31. Care to share? |
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Duer 157099 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 06:01 PM Response to Original message |
18. Give it some time |
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liberalmuse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 06:07 PM Response to Original message |
19. It looks like they will have to be a substitute for now. |
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rvablue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 06:27 PM Response to Reply #19 |
32. +1 n/t |
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NeedleCast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 06:08 PM Response to Original message |
20. Twitter isn't advertised as a substitute for professional journalism |
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rocktivity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 06:08 PM Response to Original message |
21. You left out "corporate media." |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 06:13 PM Response to Original message |
22. Professional Journalism? Would that we had some! |
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Life Long Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 06:15 PM Response to Original message |
23. Just saying |
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rvablue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 06:23 PM Response to Reply #23 |
28. Careful.... |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 06:29 PM Response to Reply #23 |
33. Oh there is plenty of that right now |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 06:21 PM Response to Original message |
26. what professional journalism? very very little |
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arcadian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 06:21 PM Response to Original message |
27. If by "great" you mean "total shit, sucky and lacking" |
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GeorgeGist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 06:31 PM Response to Original message |
35. Just saying is great but it's no substitute ... |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 06:53 PM Response to Original message |
36. Though emoticons are |
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AlinPA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 07:00 PM Response to Original message |
37. OK, but a lot of the trash on U.S. TV (airheads, fools and loudmouths) |
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Sheltiemama (892 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 07:03 PM Response to Original message |
38. Amen. |
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mitchum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 07:20 PM Response to Original message |
39. "And that horseless carriage will never take off", said the blacksmith |
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