Red America fall-out
Bryan Keefer, one of the founders of spinsanity (see previous post), now concentrates on his Columbia Journalism Review site. He was on Channel 4 last night giving his take on the Red America blog fiasco at The Washington Post.
Ben Domenech, 24, has been fired for plagiarism leaving everyone and his mother another reason to bash blogs. The question everyone is asking is: can you trust blogs? The question might as well be: can your trust newspapers or columnists? The blogosphere is always going to have its mavericks, charlatans and downright liars. If reputable media organisations harness the web they will have to vet and police more. Would the Post have let an inexperienced, young, commentator with a political agenda run riot across its op-ed pages without checking content? N0, so why take him on in the first place?
The only heartening aspect of this depressing episode is that it proves once again that the web is no place for plagiarists - they can run but they can't hide. Ever.
The debate continues at CJR.
Ben Domenech, 24, has been fired for plagiarism leaving everyone and his mother another reason to bash blogs. The question everyone is asking is: can you trust blogs? The question might as well be: can your trust newspapers or columnists? The blogosphere is always going to have its mavericks, charlatans and downright liars. If reputable media organisations harness the web they will have to vet and police more. Would the Post have let an inexperienced, young, commentator with a political agenda run riot across its op-ed pages without checking content? N0, so why take him on in the first place?
The only heartening aspect of this depressing episode is that it proves once again that the web is no place for plagiarists - they can run but they can't hide. Ever.
The debate continues at CJR.
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