Comments on: Blogger v. Journalist (Part IV)

By: Lexander

Lexander — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:24:58 +0000

Been freelancing for some 50 years and never asked anybody to verify my journalistic background! Get a good story and flog it has always been my motto.

By: chancer

chancer — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:24:56 +0000

It is a measure of the impact of bloggin’ that so many vested interests have cajoled the judiciary into poking their nose where it is not really called for.

The tide is out for journalists , and their expensive communist/commentator betters.

The cowardly retreat from investigatory journalism in the Mcsham case has turned off so many people of independent thought that they would rather quiz the world themselves than rely on paid employees of lowest common denominator publicaitons.

By: Laffin Assasin

Laffin Assasin — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 22:12:18 +0000

Is it swine flu or sheep flu, they want to vaccinate every one for ?

I’m not a sheep or a pig, what happened to BIRD flu ?

By: Blink

Blink — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 19:39:35 +0000

all you have to say is ……Michael White …….says it all

By: santa clause 4

santa clause 4 — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 17:36:37 +0000

bloggers have a much better name in the uk.

main stream journalists are seen as lying lowlife,who have pandered to new labour for knighthoods and posh meals.the whole system is rotten.

now new labour have bankrupted britain they have no where to go.

By: Laffin Assasin

Laffin Assasin — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 16:51:29 +0000

What about the MP’s who are Journo’s and bloggers, where do they stand ?

By: Hadroncollider

Hadroncollider — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 15:49:26 +0000

typical journos, they want there cake and eat it. They like blogland and want to join in the fun then when they get caught they scream – but I’m speical. I guess half the BNP people who infest comjments are really journos who cant say what they think at work.

By: Anna Raccoon

Anna Raccoon — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 15:18:58 +0000

You woolly headed git!

By: Saul

Saul — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 13:53:19 +0000

No sheep allowed?

Have you Baaad them all?

By: Blink

Blink — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 13:48:50 +0000

As a blogger par-excellence I take issue with being compared to journalists, particularly those cowardly bastards in the UK. These cretins, who for years have dined at the establishment table for bonuses of no particular merit, are not fit to hold a pen to me or several others including this blog’s champion, for their wit, talent, unscrupulous endeavour and constant moaning.

Journalists, also known as failed teachers and local government jobsworths, do not have any respect from me towards their pandering towards fascist governments in the UK and US. Mst of them wouldn’t get in my joined up writing school for misunderstood human fodder (no sheep allowed)!

By: Anna Raccoon

Anna Raccoon — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 13:00:44 +0000

According to this decision, there are no such thing as ‘citizen journalists’ in Washington. You are either an accredited journalist working under the auspices of a main stream media outlet – or you are down here with the hoi poloi and not entitled to protect your sources.
Moreover, bloggers and posters (he doesn’t differentiate, and although he refers to bloggers, Ms H was acting as a poster at the time) are liable under slander head for damages even where no loss has been proved – its not good news!

By: jailhouselawyer

jailhouselawyer — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 12:47:46 +0000

Good post Anna. And what about citizen journalists?

By: Fearless Frank

Fearless Frank — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 12:00:10 +0000

I don’t think in English law journalists have any particular privileges just because they’re journos.
(I’ll sound out some hacks I know on this).
Any anyway, why should they? The idea of officially recognised media outlets sounds a bit to statist for my liking.

By: Saul

Saul — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 10:54:15 +0000

(Part IV)

Is this going to be like Star Wars, episode IV coming first?