On Nov 8, 2005, at 5:06 PM, Andreas Haugstrup Pedersen wrote:

On Tue, 08 Nov 2005 22:55:44 +0100, Jay dedman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>  
wrote:


because journalists either are lazy or dont have the time to research.
usually they turn to think tanks(heritage foundation), experts, etc
for their info....

Why don't speaking to someone else constitute research? Everyone has an  
agenda, both the blogger and the think tank.
Which do you think is researched better: The average blog entry or the  
average newspaper story?

Is that a trick question?  First of all, I don't think you can compare the "average" newspaper article with an "average" blog article.  What is an average blog article?  a personal diary entry?  a list of links to articles in "average" newspapers?  commentary about newspaper articles?  a recount of personal experience that some may consider newsworthy?

It would probably help to better define the meaning of "average blog entry".

And, for that matter, the "average newspaper article."  Are we talking feature articles, simple news event articles (I'm sure there must be a term of art for these but I don't know what it is), or what?

That said, I'd imagine that the average newspaper article is better researched (Jayson Blair excepted) in terms of primary source contacts than just about any blog articles.


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