Tuesday, June 21, 2005
The Real Scoopers
(via Study: Majority Of Journalists Use Blogs by Steve Rubel) "Clearly, journalists are hanging out in the blogosphere looking for sources, scoops and more. There's no excuse - no excuse - for not monitoring blogs."
My only hope is that these "voyeurs journalists" are giving credit where credit is due. I have yet to hear or see an on air reporter credit a blogger for his/her news source.
If you've ever worked in a newsroom, you'd know that most of the time you are pounding the phones and newspapers for story ideas. Now with the emergence of blogs, news folks have unlimited stories to choose from. I just wish we saw it reflected more on Broadcast Television news. I can't believe there aren't any "blog news updates." It would certainly make the news more interesting and "less fluff".
My only hope is that these "voyeurs journalists" are giving credit where credit is due. I have yet to hear or see an on air reporter credit a blogger for his/her news source.
If you've ever worked in a newsroom, you'd know that most of the time you are pounding the phones and newspapers for story ideas. Now with the emergence of blogs, news folks have unlimited stories to choose from. I just wish we saw it reflected more on Broadcast Television news. I can't believe there aren't any "blog news updates." It would certainly make the news more interesting and "less fluff".
# posted by Mrs.Bowllan @ 1:54 PM 
