CNN's blog reporters should try reading blogs

Jacki Schechner

We thought CNN's "Internet reporters" had a pretty easy gig: Surf the Web, wait for Wolf Blitzer to address you then point at the screen like a newsy Vanna White. There isn't much "reporting" involved in their title, or so we assumed.

But it turns out Abbi Tatton and Jacki Schechner have much harder jobs than we thought — or at least they must be grueling, otherwise there's really no excuse for why they don't read full blog posts. (As for us, we're just lazy and overpaid.)

CNN internet reporter Abbi Tatton reported that MoveOn.org sent out an e-mail to the members saying that they "urgently need more information" on U.S. Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers. What Tatton didn't report about the e-mail is that it asked a bunch of loaded questions asking its members to specifically help dig up dirt on Miers.

Bias in the media that goes unaddressed? Wait — bias in the blogs that goes unaddressed? By blog reporters? We're swimming in meta media vomit.

Oct 5, 2005 · posted by David Hauslaib, Jossip · Link · Respond
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