May 05, 2005
EIGHTH OCCASIONAL JERKY AWARDS
A while back I started the Little Right Wing Circle Jerk, which is founded on two principles:
1) Information found on blogs is at least as accurate as information found in the mainstream media2) It's morally wrong to hijack someone else's blog.
The second one is fairly easy to agree with, but the first one requires a little nerve to assert.
In my recent surfing, however, I've come across a post in praise of the excellent job the blogosphere does of getting its facts straight. In honor of which, I present:
THE EIGHTH OCCASIONAL JERKY AWARDS
The Little Right Wing Circle Jerk Award of Merit (or "Jerky") is given to those who defend the honor of blogger credibility vs. the so-called "journalistic integrity" of the mainstream media. I hereby award a Jerky to:
VARepublicMan of Flaming Duck for his post "Predictions on the Future of the MSM"
Here's a sample quote:
It is a fallacy to think that the MSM had a monopoly over the distribution of news. The true distribution channel for news is, and always has been, word of mouth.[...]The MSM was able to place reporters at important events and then only television, radio and print outlets had the capital to create and distribute news reports. But now, Internet access is fairly ubiquitous. We no longer need a single reporter to create a report. We have dozens of people who are willing and able, because of the Internet, to talk about the events in real time.
As long as he promises not to hijack any blogs, VARepublicMan is cordially invited to display either the Jerky Award image or the Little Right Wing Circle Jerk logo, or both.
[Credit: Jerky Award and LRWCJ logos created by Pam of Pamibe, the queen of graphic design - she's the one to see for all your blog-related image needs]
ยป Flaming Duck links with: Predictions on the Future of the MSM
Excerpt: The reason we give the MSM credit for being the purveyors of news is that it used to have a monopoly on access to the news events themselves...But now, we no longer need a single reporter to create a report. We have dozens of people who are willing a...
Weblog: Flaming Duck
Tracked: May 8, 2005 09:12 PM
What do you mean, "As long as he promises not to hijack any blogs?" Are you changing the rules in the middle of the game? ;)
Check the archives... it's always been a condition. These ain't no Nobel Peace Prizes which allow you to be a terrorist if you want. These actually MEAN something :-)
Ogre: Don't you know better than to argue with the pivot man of the circle jerk...
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