Comments on: Around The Blogs http://themoderatevoice.com/20458/around-the-blogs/ An Internet hub for moderates, centrists, and independents, with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, and right Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:36:32 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: runasim http://themoderatevoice.com/20458/around-the-blogs/comment-page-1/#comment-148641 runasim Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:10:05 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/at-tmv/blogroll/20458/around-the-blogs/#comment-148641 I don't mean to pick on Instapundit particularly, but his reaction to Obama's 'father' speech is typical of a bad practice across the blogosphere. It's obvious he didn't bother to look up the entire speech but based his assessment on an excerpt, just like every other blog weighing in with criticism. Actually, the most important part of the speech, IMO, came after the oft-quoted excerpt.<br><br>Bloggers criticize MSM relentlessly for the punditry and lack of informed commentary. Yet, many copy the exact same worst practices: video clip journalism and 'gotcha' politics.<br>The blogs picked up by memeorandum are not often the most thoughtful or best researched; they are the flashiest and most provocative. They are often the written equivalent of the worst talk radio shows.<br><br>It's terrifying to think how many read their favorite blogs as if they were the authoritative final word on any subject. That they do just that is evident in the copycat phraseology in comments and even in copycat argumentation techniques. I don't mean to pick on Instapundit particularly, but his reaction to Obama's 'father' speech is typical of a bad practice across the blogosphere. It's obvious he didn't bother to look up the entire speech but based his assessment on an excerpt, just like every other blog weighing in with criticism. Actually, the most important part of the speech, IMO, came after the oft-quoted excerpt.

Bloggers criticize MSM relentlessly for the punditry and lack of informed commentary. Yet, many copy the exact same worst practices: video clip journalism and 'gotcha' politics.
The blogs picked up by memeorandum are not often the most thoughtful or best researched; they are the flashiest and most provocative. They are often the written equivalent of the worst talk radio shows.

It's terrifying to think how many read their favorite blogs as if they were the authoritative final word on any subject. That they do just that is evident in the copycat phraseology in comments and even in copycat argumentation techniques.

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