Shhh PatrickA. Most people on digg firmly believe journalism is dead because blogs (lolcats!!) have replaced the archaic media monopolies, and then the final nail in the coffin was of course Digg, who by linking to mainstream media stories proves once and for all that mainstream media is dead.
"Who needs journalists?"What an incredibly dumb, ignorant headline.Journalists (not talking heads) are people who go to Iraq and to other countries where being in the wrong place and/or asking the wrong questions can get you killed. They do research, which can be incredibly boring, hard work because other than you might think, all the world’s knowledge is not online. Gosh, it may even require talking to real people, including politicians and other sources Joe The Basement Blogger may have no access to.Everyone can sit on his fat lazy ass and spew out clever political commentary - this does not replace journalism. It’s called "commenting", and it has its place. But it will never replace the field work of actually retrieving information and writing the f**king article.Big Media may go away one day, but you will always need someone to do the research and write the f**king story. The ability to add "This sucks." to a Google-linked NYT article does not replace a single competent journalist.Stop the mindless fanboyism already.(I am not a journalist, but I hate this kind of arrogance. The ability to organize and tag your MP3s doesn’t make you a talented musician, either.)
zigforjusticeAug 9, 2007
Rather interesting article
fkr3Aug 9, 2007
Shhh PatrickA. Most people on digg firmly believe journalism is dead because blogs (lolcats!!) have replaced the archaic media monopolies, and then the final nail in the coffin was of course Digg, who by linking to mainstream media stories proves once and for all that mainstream media is dead.
snehalpAug 9, 2007
The first part of the title is true for the US , anyways they report stories which are far from reality
middleofnowhereAug 9, 2007
"Who needs journalists?"What an incredibly dumb, ignorant headline.Journalists (not talking heads) are people who go to Iraq and to other countries where being in the wrong place and/or asking the wrong questions can get you killed. They do research, which can be incredibly boring, hard work because other than you might think, all the world’s knowledge is not online. Gosh, it may even require talking to real people, including politicians and other sources Joe The Basement Blogger may have no access to.Everyone can sit on his fat lazy ass and spew out clever political commentary - this does not replace journalism. It’s called "commenting", and it has its place. But it will never replace the field work of actually retrieving information and writing the f**king article.Big Media may go away one day, but you will always need someone to do the research and write the f**king story. The ability to add "This sucks." to a Google-linked NYT article does not replace a single competent journalist.Stop the mindless fanboyism already.(I am not a journalist, but I hate this kind of arrogance. The ability to organize and tag your MP3s doesn’t make you a talented musician, either.)
mal1964Aug 9, 2007
Google has the cross-hairs on everyone.
torysolaresAug 18, 2007
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