tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000991705349014246.post5856457783439530192..comments2024-02-14T18:48:29.276+00:00Comments on The Anti DC: i'm a dude?Marissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11700026735495447094noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000991705349014246.post-50644867551061535062008-10-29T22:30:00.000+00:002008-10-29T22:30:00.000+00:00adam--I had myself just at chimp. Monkeys are endl...<B>adam--</B><BR/><BR/>I had myself just at chimp. Monkeys are endless entertainment.<BR/><BR/><B>jheisel--</B><BR/><BR/>It's settled Mikhail Prokhorov is my official new oligarch crush.<BR/><BR/><B>righteous--</B><BR/><BR/>I know! It's a shame that when I say such-and-such has been on my jock, it's always just a proverbial jock. <BR/><BR/><B>mjj--</B><BR/><BR/>Oh I remember the Metro. That was a shabby piece of shit -- far worse than Express. Thank heavens for books. <BR/><BR/>As far as getting into Blog Log, I've found the less time you spend on a post, the more they seem to like it. It's weird like that. But since I don't think they really read any of the post, I thinking maybe they just do a keyword search or something or a random draw.Marissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11700026735495447094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000991705349014246.post-31943481354906439532008-10-27T19:20:00.000+00:002008-10-27T19:20:00.000+00:00You can pronounce nuclear correctly. As can your ...You can pronounce nuclear correctly. As can your readers. And I hope Express staff can too.<BR/><BR/>When you lived in Bostbn, did you ever read Metro, their version of the public transportation ADD daily newspaper? What did you think of that?<BR/><BR/>I still need to figure out how I get into Blog Log.maryjanejeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09215675089943869106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000991705349014246.post-44757155842579092112008-10-27T15:39:00.000+00:002008-10-27T15:39:00.000+00:00Wait. Whoa. You're NOT a dude? ; )Wait. Whoa. You're NOT a dude? ; )Righteous (re)Stylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03809228969166263679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000991705349014246.post-37099011453620116822008-10-26T08:59:00.000+00:002008-10-26T08:59:00.000+00:00your words about putin blogging reminded me: billi...your words about putin blogging reminded me: billionaire mikhail prokhorov blogs, and often announces things there. so i am used to seeing headlines flash across my bloomberg terminal like "PROKHOROV BUYS 50% OF RENAISSANCE CAPITAL, ACCORDING TO HIS BLOG".jheiselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10174635807212988734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000991705349014246.post-10429079892668300412008-10-25T21:45:00.000+01:002008-10-25T21:45:00.000+01:00Thanks, good answer. You had me at 'chimp at type...Thanks, good answer. You had me at 'chimp at typewriter.'Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04881917058643675492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000991705349014246.post-41556630615717063312008-10-24T21:10:00.000+01:002008-10-24T21:10:00.000+01:00adam--Excellent questions. Taking a moment away fr...adam--<BR/><BR/>Excellent questions. Taking a moment away from satire, let me just say this: First, I come from a vantage point that one must <I>never</I> automatically believe <I>anything</I>. That goes for shit you hear on television, gossip, rumors, stuff you may learn in school, and things you read, including major newspapers like the <I>Post</I>. <BR/><BR/>Now, I think when it comes to news sources, it is best to be a voracious consumer and read absolutely everything you can. And not just multiple news sources. I'm talking about reading transcripts of speeches, pieces of legislation, or, the best method (although rarely possible in many cases), seeing shit for yourself. Granted, none of us have the time (or capability) to do that for every issue we care about, but, in my opinion, firsthand experience remains the only truly objective and accurate form of obtaining news -- and I say this as a reporter.<BR/><BR/>The reason: Reporters are human and they aren't just capable of making mistakes, having an off day or otherwise fucking up (I've been there, in fact, I may be there right now...), but they also automatically come at an issue with a certain set of views, a philosophical outlook, etc. While the best reporters consciously try to put their own views aside, they cannot completely shut off their thinking minds. <BR/><BR/>While the Blog Log is a silly little example, the person(s) responsible for writing it either exhibited sloppy journalism or framed what I said wrongly to fit what they either <I>thought</I> I said or <I>wished</I> I said. In this particular case, it's probably the former.<BR/><BR/>Now, let's for a magical, hot second pretend that my blog mattered in the grand scheme of life. Say, I was Vladimir Putin writing about nuclear weapons. I would hope the reporter summarizing what I, as Putin (damn, that is simultaneously awesome and totally creepy to imagine), had to say about nuclear weapons would take the time to quote me accurately, as well as try to set aside his or her personal views on nuclear weapons. Leaving out details or allowing for misleading nuances (purposefully or not) can lead to reporting inaccurate information, which can allow for really bad stuff to happen. One need only look at how the media handled the build-up to the Iraq War for an example of reporting gone largely awry. (Albeit, regarding that example, there were many other contributing factors besides the two issues -- inaccuracy and agenda -- that I'm attempting to touch upon here.)<BR/><BR/>Luckily, no one but other bloggers ever reads Blog Log so the worst that can ever happen regarding misreporting is basically what you're seeing now -- a silly, quite meaningless little rant. <BR/><BR/>But, to answer your questions more concisely: <BR/><BR/>1) I don't automatically trust the accuracy in any reporting. The Blog Log debacle just illustrates why, under a very simplified context.<BR/><BR/>2)No, I hope I didn't imply that the Blog Log is of equal importance to <I>WaPo</I> editors as, say, front page news.<BR/><BR/>3) Yes. I mainly just inserted that for effect...and also I really wanted to post that picture of that chimp at the typewriter. I like monkeys.Marissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11700026735495447094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000991705349014246.post-9709957791993469642008-10-24T20:27:00.000+01:002008-10-24T20:27:00.000+01:00A decent post, and certainly you have every reason...A decent post, and certainly you have every reason to be upset at the Express for misquoting you, but is this reaction, <BR/><BR/>"If this company can't get a simple quotation in a silly blog correct, how am I to trust it reports on anything else correctly?"<BR/><BR/>really appropriate? They messed up a quotation in the Blog Log, and therefore you don't trust the accuracy of their reporting in the rest of the paper? Are you implying that the Blog-Log in the Express holds equal importance to the editors of the Washington Post as other parts of their paper? Or are you just being hyperbolic for affect?<BR/><BR/>Or I am just taking an e-rant too seriously?Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04881917058643675492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000991705349014246.post-44074978913951360962008-10-24T20:11:00.000+01:002008-10-24T20:11:00.000+01:00We need a good cause....We need a good cause....Gilahihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05331323175802868796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000991705349014246.post-58343091563788771412008-10-24T20:10:00.000+01:002008-10-24T20:10:00.000+01:00What if we gathered up all the bloggers (Herb, Liz...What if we gathered up all the bloggers (Herb, Liz, You, Shannon, and many others) that have been screwed over by the express and all agree to do something, like writing anti-Express articles all in the same day. Maybe we should all post the address and/or phone number for the express and encourage people to call and complain.<BR/><BR/>There's at least one dolt there, and I would think that said dolt should have at least one editor, meaning there must be two dolts there.<BR/><BR/>This whole thing with the Express is getting tiresome.Gilahihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05331323175802868796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000991705349014246.post-35488577432083453372008-10-24T19:19:00.000+01:002008-10-24T19:19:00.000+01:00Technically, your lungs can intake in more air in ...Technically, your lungs can intake in more air in October than they can in July. October air is cooler therefore more dense with a greater concentration of oxygen. Don't know about the processing part, that probably doesn't change.<BR/><BR/>That said, the Express took me out of contex and made me look like a homophobe in my one and only appearance in its back pages.FoggyDewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07934197854661226301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000991705349014246.post-51501551307469491142008-10-24T18:41:00.000+01:002008-10-24T18:41:00.000+01:00Maybe the quotes were meant to be read as air quot...Maybe the quotes were meant to be read as air quotes, as in allegedly he said this.Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05579619799304575789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000991705349014246.post-62102727822548370732008-10-24T18:13:00.000+01:002008-10-24T18:13:00.000+01:00Or maybe that you said that shannon is a dude with...Or maybe that you said that shannon is a dude with a penchant for 8-year old gay boys.<BR/><BR/>J<BR/><BR/>http://adventuresinvoluntarysimplicity.blogspot.com/2008/10/biking-simplicity.htmlJackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11140071411706781433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000991705349014246.post-72365409823325218282008-10-24T17:57:00.000+01:002008-10-24T17:57:00.000+01:00Great. Now Monday's Express will say that you call...Great. Now Monday's Express will say that you called ME an 8-year old gay boy with a penchant for unicorns.<BR/><BR/>Which might even be true.Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16089796721473561446noreply@blogger.com