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Credibility in the Blogosphere?
I love the media, it's always so fun to learn new things. For example, today CBS Marketwatch's Internet Daily told me "Only two of 75 magazines launched or announced in the first quarter of the year had anything to do with technology...Nick Denton's Gawker Media, best known for its Weblogs including Wonkette.com, will begin publishing, "Boink," according to the trade group. It will be produced by students at Boston University and feature profiles and photos of students with articles focused on sex and politics."
Only one problem: it's not true!
It would be cool if it was true. Still, I can't blame it on CBS Marketwatch... apparently, the trade organization Magazine Publishers of America noted in their "New & Noted" section of their Finance / Operations Trends & Magazine Handbook (thrilling title!) that this magazine called Boink, published by Gawker Media, will begin publishing in the Spring on a quarterly basis. Good to know.
Recently, a journalism student from NYU sent in a fake tip regarding Moby to websites, including Gawker and Curbed. After it was posted, the student wrote well-known blogger Jeff Jarvis and asked some questions, including "Do you think Gawker should be held responsible for any damages against Moby?" She ignited a small firestorm on that post's comments.
So, who's so sure that the so-called MSM (sorry, Matt) fact-check so well and that we, as bloggers, are at a different level? Perhaps Gawker Media should sue -- the mere thought of Gawker associating with sex is scandalous! Give me a break.
· Web not much of a draw for magazines [CBS MarketWatch, fourth item]
· Correction: Teany Not Shitty [Curbed]
· Gawker Stalker [Gawker, bottom of page]
Posted in on May 04, 2005, 06:46 PM | Permalink
