tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33290030.post5439775522161415851..comments2023-09-28T01:58:33.466-07:00Comments on Sporting Madness: Dissecting Prime Time Sports on Morris/IbanezAndrew Bucholtzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14156615450275929751noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33290030.post-43773920548054322422009-06-15T07:19:00.055-07:002009-06-15T07:19:00.055-07:00Bruce Arthur, on the differences between how mains...<i>Bruce Arthur, on the differences between how mainstream media and bloggers approach covering teams: "We don’t have an interest in making [the teams] look good necessarily."</i><br /><br />That is so freaking classic. I can't believe he said that with (I assume) a straight face. First they complain that bloggers take cheapshots without any facts (a BS argument to begin with for any blog worth reading) and then it's that bloggers have a vested interest in making the team look good? Do they listen to themselves as they twist into pretzels trying to demonize people that are doing their job with more passion, knowledge, and enthusiasm for free?<br /><br />To begin with, blogs begin mostly as a means of hammering the home team not deifying it. For every Our Luke and Saviour who is adored there is a Bryan McCabe, Andy Wozniewski, and Andrew Raycroft getting nailed. The traditional media is the one that can't be bothered to ask tough questions because they're afraid of losing access. <br /><br />The incredible thing, as you noted, is that during the last election it was the traditional media that was running with ridiculous rumours that anyone with half a brain cell could tell came from spurious sources. Now, they've just completed their role as Dick Cheney's messaging machine by not questioning any of the dozens of lies that he told.Pension Plan Puppetshttp://www.pensionplanpuppets.comnoreply@blogger.com