G-boy:
Hey, I’m thin-skinned. What can I say? I thought Blaine boy brought it on himself. Maybe I was wrong about that.
But could you just answer the question? Do you think journalists, reporters and/or bloggers, should NOT identify themselves when interviewing sources?
Is that so hard?
Is there something wrong with that?
I’m betting that any of you screeding on here, if you were interviewed by a reporter, journalist and/or blogger or all of the above, would freak out if said interviewer did NOT tell you who they were, before they elicited comments (which, let’s be honest, would probably be embarrassing to you the morning after, knowing you as I do now) from you.
That’s all I’m saying.
I’m a big fan of blogging, believe me.
Just rather amazed at the sort of mindless, knee-jerk hostility to MSMers…which isn’t the point of my little primer. Try to be more considered and intelligent with your hostility.
I’m not “making up rules” for anyone: i’m pointing out what this rule happens to be, and, as an aside, arguing that this particular rule seems like a good one for bloggers, too.
Be honest: you wouldn’t want to be ambushed by anyone, journalist, reporter, blogger, whatever: so why do you think it’s OK for people you dislike to be ambushed?
That’s the ethic of “Lord of the Flies.”
