Comments on: Jeff Goldblum Defies the Web, Denies His Death on "Colbert Report"

By: Edward Barrera

Edward Barrera — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:27:38 +0000

I’m not blaming them for doing, if they do it carefully.

I certainly believe social media can be wrapped around trusted news sources, but the news org needs to be the credible gatekeeper.

By: Peter Kafka

Peter Kafka — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:46:59 +0000

Right. And CNN.com just got popped for doing an exceptionally crappy job at that. http://bit.ly/wf2GM But in general I don’t see how you can fault big media for relying on less than sterling sourcing when they can’t get in to do the job themselves.

By: Edward Barrera

Edward Barrera — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:11:42 +0000

I’ll give you MJ coverage, butI think the Iran coverage proves my point better:

“Many mainstream media sources, which have in the past been critical of the undifferentiated sources of information on the Web, had little choice but to throw open their doors in this case.

http://is.gd/1jrwO

By: Peter Kafka

Peter Kafka — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:39:09 +0000

Actually, I think Jackson’s death was a pretty good example of major media holding the line: They got a lot of guff for being an hour behind TMZ to confirm his death, but imagine if they’d hopped on board that report and been wrong? Then they used their intact authority to delve deep into the story in followups.

By: Edward Barrera

Edward Barrera — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:17:56 +0000

Colbert funny. Major media falling for this stuff, not so much.

Journalism, because of its fear of extinction, has talked itself into this idea that it’s OK to publish first, verify later. Giving up the two things that have value: trust and credibility.

By: Jeff Goldblum Defies the Web, Denies His Death On Colbert Report - TechChuck

Jeff Goldblum Defies the Web, Denies His Death On Colbert Report - TechChuck — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:22:16 +0000

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