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Along with writing this post, I am reading this book about a Russian mystic.
I am also using these flash cards to memorize Spanish words related to food.
Who'll gather the news when the Internet is all that there is?
I am also thinking about his article by Patrick Reusse. Reusse said, "A doesn't-cost-a-nickel, stand-alone Internet site is not going to have
the quality of resources the Star Tribune has mustered for a rich
sports section that lands on a doorstep." I am not so sure I agree with that claim.
I believe Reusse's claim is built around the talent behind the story. He believes the talent it takes to report on a sports story is somehow better at a newspaper than it is on an Internet site. I guess it depends on who is writing the story. If the same reporters are writing for both the printed newspaper and the newspaper's website, the quality is the same.
However, I don't think that is what Reusse is talking about. He is talking about sites that are stand-alone, which I believe to mean a site that does not have the backing of either a newspaper or a big name media firm like ESPN. To be honest, I am not sure what he might be referring to here. Maybe he talking about sports bloggers. If so, I would agree with his claim. I would not trust most information or news coming from the blogs, unless the writer is credible and the information can be backed up by sources. Journalists go to school and work in the trenches for a reason. Jack or Jane Blogger may be some whacked-out person that is writing bogus information. It is no different with news or academic writing. Claims and information need sources to back them up.
I am sure there are some stand-alone sites that do provide quality information. I am also sure that there are some newspapers out there that provide below-average information. I think a person should be critical about the information, the person writing the information, and means by which the information appears. I am not going to take Reusse's endorsement as gospel, though. I would rather find out for myself.
This article does raise an interesting question about newspapers and the Internet. Is the end of the printed newspaper coming soon? Although I do not read the printed copy, I would hate to see it go away because I think it works for many people. I think that if I did not have the computer access I currently enjoy, I would read the printed paper more often.
I believe Reusse's claim is built around the talent behind the story. He believes the talent it takes to report on a sports story is somehow better at a newspaper than it is on an Internet site. I guess it depends on who is writing the story. If the same reporters are writing for both the printed newspaper and the newspaper's website, the quality is the same.
However, I don't think that is what Reusse is talking about. He is talking about sites that are stand-alone, which I believe to mean a site that does not have the backing of either a newspaper or a big name media firm like ESPN. To be honest, I am not sure what he might be referring to here. Maybe he talking about sports bloggers. If so, I would agree with his claim. I would not trust most information or news coming from the blogs, unless the writer is credible and the information can be backed up by sources. Journalists go to school and work in the trenches for a reason. Jack or Jane Blogger may be some whacked-out person that is writing bogus information. It is no different with news or academic writing. Claims and information need sources to back them up.
I am sure there are some stand-alone sites that do provide quality information. I am also sure that there are some newspapers out there that provide below-average information. I think a person should be critical about the information, the person writing the information, and means by which the information appears. I am not going to take Reusse's endorsement as gospel, though. I would rather find out for myself.
This article does raise an interesting question about newspapers and the Internet. Is the end of the printed newspaper coming soon? Although I do not read the printed copy, I would hate to see it go away because I think it works for many people. I think that if I did not have the computer access I currently enjoy, I would read the printed paper more often.
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