Comments on: Talking back http://www.tamark.ca/public/2006/02/13/talking-back-2/ It's about the journalism Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:09:38 +0000 hourly 1 By: Roch101 http://www.tamark.ca/public/2006/02/13/talking-back-2/comment-page-1/#comment-454024 Roch101 Fri, 05 Dec 2008 19:42:29 +0000 http://www.tamark.ca/students/?p=2057#comment-454024 Sorry I missed this when it was new. Thanks for the opinion. Roch Smith Sorry I missed this when it was new. Thanks for the opinion.

Roch Smith

]]> By: Paul http://www.tamark.ca/public/2006/02/13/talking-back-2/comment-page-1/#comment-9011 Paul Tue, 14 Feb 2006 14:39:49 +0000 http://www.tamark.ca/students/?p=2057#comment-9011 Hi Mark, You touch upon one of the dark secrets of journalits -- we don't trust other journalists (either professional or amateur.) Maybe this is a function of our worst traits. We've been reporters. We know how easy it is to screw a source in print. So we hesitate to give anyone the chance to do the same to us. Or perhaps it's simple cowardice. Or simple arrogance. I've spent a lot of time thinking about this issue of late. I'm working on a new product that requires that I talk to media professionals about blogs. In particular, I'm trying to arrange interviews wiht the people who work on magazine-run blogs. So far I've asked 10 journalists in writing for interviews. None have even responded. Contrast that with the responses from publishers and CEOs -- 100% of them have returned my emails and every one has agreed to be interviewed. Hi Mark,
You touch upon one of the dark secrets of journalits — we don’t trust other journalists (either professional or amateur.)
Maybe this is a function of our worst traits. We’ve been reporters. We know how easy it is to screw a source in print. So we hesitate to give anyone the chance to do the same to us.
Or perhaps it’s simple cowardice.
Or simple arrogance.
I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about this issue of late. I’m working on a new product that requires that I talk to media professionals about blogs. In particular, I’m trying to arrange interviews wiht the people who work on magazine-run blogs.
So far I’ve asked 10 journalists in writing for interviews. None have even responded.
Contrast that with the responses from publishers and CEOs — 100% of them have returned my emails and every one has agreed to be interviewed.

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