Comments on: Balls http://www.buzzmachine.com/2009/01/01/balls/ by Jeff Jarvis Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:31:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: In the Spotlight: Suzanne Yada, San Jose State University « College Media Matters http://www.buzzmachine.com/2009/01/01/balls/#comment-418056 In the Spotlight: Suzanne Yada, San Jose State University « College Media Matters Fri, 09 Jul 2010 08:33:00 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/?p=3961#comment-418056 [...] like that.  The post, and that line, was picked up and thrown about by Ryan Sholin first, then Jeff Jarvis and Jay Rosen.  They sort of picked up on that and I got on their radar [...] [...] like that.  The post, and that line, was picked up and thrown about by Ryan Sholin first, then Jeff Jarvis and Jay Rosen.  They sort of picked up on that and I got on their radar [...]

]]> By: David http://www.buzzmachine.com/2009/01/01/balls/#comment-388861 David Mon, 05 Jan 2009 02:33:10 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/?p=3961#comment-388861 Newspapers were slow and I am beginning to see the wisdom in that. It is just to easy to hit the send button. Where did the guts of the media go during the election? They literally "assumed" that the African American vote would, and even more frightening, "should" be Obama's. Why didn't anyone have the guts to face the issue head-on? Why did Obama get so many passes? Why so many unasked and therefore unanswered concerns that so many had? This question would have required guts:" Didn't you Mr. Obama agree with Senator McCain to cap spending and take government funds, and put an end to corruption in elections? Why did you not keep your word?" Where was the journalist who should have asked Obama, "Why haven't you told the African American community to honor the cry of Martin Luther King and to keep the "Dream" alive and not vote for you because of the color of your skin?" Or how about this one:"Does it concern you that Hillary couldn't get but a tenth of a percent of the Black population?" "What kind of progress, Mr. Obama have we made on both sides of the fence?" Yes, we have come a long way but in the end all we did is shift things around. And the irony is that color helped put a man in the White House. Where did all of the African American support for the Clintons go? Imus got asked hard questions because it was the "sensational" thing to do. Today's world of journalism is about ratings and to not talk about the fact that nearly 100% of a race voted for their own color makes me wonder; who will keep our leaders honest? It wasn't that Obama won that concerns me. I may have voted for him. I'm not telling because it isn't my point. It isn't about Obama. It is about the journalist- the media- that is what has me worried. People will follow anything, if the coverage is right, or should I say wrong? CNN has turned part of their news into a comedy show now! David Copperfield could have pulled this off election with a billion dollar budget and the media never would have asked, "How did you do that?" Newspapers were slow and I am beginning to see the wisdom in that. It is just to easy to hit the send button.

Where did the guts of the media go during the election? They literally “assumed” that the African American vote would, and even more frightening, “should” be Obama’s.

Why didn’t anyone have the guts to face the issue head-on? Why did Obama get so many passes? Why so many unasked and therefore unanswered concerns that so many had?

This question would have required guts:” Didn’t you Mr. Obama agree with Senator McCain to cap spending and take government funds, and put an end to corruption in elections? Why did you not keep your word?”

Where was the journalist who should have asked Obama, “Why haven’t you told the African American community to honor the cry of Martin Luther King and to keep the “Dream” alive and not vote for you because of the color of your skin?” Or how about this one:”Does it concern you that Hillary couldn’t get but a tenth of a percent of the Black population?” “What kind of progress, Mr. Obama have we made on both sides of the fence?”

Yes, we have come a long way but in the end all we did is shift things around. And the irony is that color helped put a man in the White House. Where did all of the African American support for the Clintons go?

Imus got asked hard questions because it was the “sensational” thing to do. Today’s world of journalism is about ratings and to not talk about the fact that nearly 100% of a race voted for their own color makes me wonder; who will keep our leaders honest?

It wasn’t that Obama won that concerns me. I may have voted for him. I’m not telling because it isn’t my point. It isn’t about Obama. It is about the journalist- the media- that is what has me worried. People will follow anything, if the coverage is right, or should I say wrong?

CNN has turned part of their news into a comedy show now!

David Copperfield could have pulled this off election with a billion dollar budget and the media never would have asked, “How did you do that?”

]]> By: :: suzanne yada :: » Blog Archive » Resolutions for journalism students, part II: Network like mad http://www.buzzmachine.com/2009/01/01/balls/#comment-388783 :: suzanne yada :: » Blog Archive » Resolutions for journalism students, part II: Network like mad Sun, 04 Jan 2009 04:41:10 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/?p=3961#comment-388783 [...] thanks to a couple of mentions from Ryan Sholin, Jeff Jarvis and a flattering tweet from Jay Rosen, this humble little blog has made a small blip on the [...] [...] thanks to a couple of mentions from Ryan Sholin, Jeff Jarvis and a flattering tweet from Jay Rosen, this humble little blog has made a small blip on the [...]

]]> By: Marilyn Terrell http://www.buzzmachine.com/2009/01/01/balls/#comment-388690 Marilyn Terrell Sat, 03 Jan 2009 02:00:56 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/?p=3961#comment-388690 @Henshaw: how about Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein? And conversely, Dan Rather. @Henshaw: how about Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein? And conversely, Dan Rather.

]]> By: Henshaw http://www.buzzmachine.com/2009/01/01/balls/#comment-388644 Henshaw Fri, 02 Jan 2009 13:59:00 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/?p=3961#comment-388644 ".... if you can fact-check the living snot out of your articles, you will rise to the top of the crop." [] Wrong. You cannot name any journalists now at the top of the MSM crop who got there by fact-checking... if competence, prestige and salary are the measures. Katy Couric, anyone ? “…. if you can fact-check the living snot out of your articles, you will rise to the top of the crop.”

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Wrong.

You cannot name any journalists now at the top of the MSM crop who got there by fact-checking… if competence, prestige and salary are the measures.

Katy Couric, anyone ?

]]> By: Rip it up and grow some | Open (minds, finds, conversations)... http://www.buzzmachine.com/2009/01/01/balls/#comment-388638 Rip it up and grow some | Open (minds, finds, conversations)... Fri, 02 Jan 2009 09:41:45 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/?p=3961#comment-388638 [...] to journlism students from Suzanne Yada (a journalism student herself) that I’d just read on Buzzmachine: Grow some cojones. Let me level with you. The world doesn’t need more music reviewers or opinion [...] [...] to journlism students from Suzanne Yada (a journalism student herself) that I’d just read on Buzzmachine: Grow some cojones. Let me level with you. The world doesn’t need more music reviewers or opinion [...]

]]> By: :: everyday journalism :: » Blog Archive » Resolutions for journalism students, part I: Become invaluable http://www.buzzmachine.com/2009/01/01/balls/#comment-388604 :: everyday journalism :: » Blog Archive » Resolutions for journalism students, part I: Become invaluable Thu, 01 Jan 2009 18:43:53 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/?p=3961#comment-388604 [...] another bullet point at the end of the list, Teach. EDIT 2: Also, thanks to Ryan Sholin and Jeff Jarvis for the [...] [...] another bullet point at the end of the list, Teach. EDIT 2: Also, thanks to Ryan Sholin and Jeff Jarvis for the [...]

]]> By: Suzanne http://www.buzzmachine.com/2009/01/01/balls/#comment-388602 Suzanne Thu, 01 Jan 2009 18:19:35 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/?p=3961#comment-388602 Thanks Jeff! Much appreciated! I bit my nails after I typed the word "cojones" and before I hit publish. Looks like the risk paid off. Still composing part II that focuses all on networking. If you have anything to add, please send them my way! -Suzanne Yada (and you can thank Ellis Island for my last name.) Thanks Jeff! Much appreciated! I bit my nails after I typed the word “cojones” and before I hit publish. Looks like the risk paid off.

Still composing part II that focuses all on networking. If you have anything to add, please send them my way!

-Suzanne Yada (and you can thank Ellis Island for my last name.)

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