Comments on: The Us-Against-Them Mentality in the Blogging vs. MSM Debate

By: Bencard

Bencard — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 23:50:45 +0000

in a free market of ideas, who cares who is the vendor? the quality of the information or message, and the credibility of the communicator or messenger, are the things that matter. greater minds would know what to believe. simple minds would always be vulnerable.

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By: Patricio Mangubat

Patricio Mangubat — Thu, 08 May 2008 00:40:59 +0000

Quite interesting insights. It deviates away from the polemics of “bloggers vs. journalist” and talks about the irrelevance of having a “code of ethics” for bloggers.

Lester is right–bloggers are alternative voices. We don’t claim to be news sources. And the debate is simply not in the realm of who’s a legit and whose not I think. We are the alternative source, the citizen’s purview of what’s happening.

By: Lester Cavestany

Lester Cavestany — Wed, 07 May 2008 11:58:39 +0000

I think we are voices – alternative voices.

By: Marck

Marck — Wed, 07 May 2008 07:52:52 +0000

Anna: Thank you for your comment. Please, don’t call me “Mr.” ;)

Pochero: I personally would give Mr. Teodoro the benefit of the doubt. I wouldn’t call him a “bigot” at this point. I respect Mr. Teodoro as a journalist, and I admire him as an expert in journalism. However, I do not consider Mr. Teodoro an expert in blogging.

Another thing: “Democratization in punditry?” I don’t think so. To invoke Wittgenstein: “Where one does not know, one should not speak.” I am not a “pundit” just because I contribute to FilipinoVoices, for example. ;) I would rather have it that bloggers define their situations: what exactly are they in the blogosphere? Now that’s a question we should answer.

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Wed, 07 May 2008 07:16:17 +0000

[...] and calling into question the relevance of their credentials. See Marck Ronald Rimorin’s The Us-Against-Them Mentality in the Blogging vs. MSM Debate, and J’s Thoughts on blogging v. traditional journalism. Cocoy weighs in with Zeitgeist: Why [...]

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Journalism vs Blogging - time to put Gramps in a museum! | Filipino Voices — Wed, 07 May 2008 03:22:11 +0000

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By: Pochero

Pochero — Wed, 07 May 2008 02:19:17 +0000

Indeed! Mr. Teodoro’s remarks betray a bigoted sentiment where journalists are worthy of emulation (as “examples”) and bloggers are something less. And do journalist really follow their precious code of ethics, pray tell? It’s the same difference. Printed media has its respected broadsheets, tiltillating tabloids, girlie magazines and pornography. Ganun din naman sa internet ‘di ba? The difference is that the blogoshpere heralds the democratization of punditry. Everyone can offer their opinions on everything. We no longer have to rely on the traditional MSM gatekeepers.

By: anna de brux

anna de brux — Wed, 07 May 2008 00:57:02 +0000

Very interesting comments! Your observation “A slip of the tongue, or did Mr. Teodoro just concede to bloggers setting examples FOR the journalists to follow?” is simply spot on, Mr Rimorin.