Comments on: Are the media revolting? http://jeffnolan.com/wp/2006/06/01/are-the-media-revolting/ Jeff Nolan's take on innovation, entrepreneurship, tech and stuff that interests me Thu, 17 May 2012 21:05:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dennis Howlett http://jeffnolan.com/wp/2006/06/01/are-the-media-revolting/comment-page-1/#comment-2582 Dennis Howlett Sat, 03 Jun 2006 14:50:07 +0000 http://jeffnolan.com/wp/2006/06/01/are-the-media-revolting/#comment-2582 Key point: "...saw the reactions from SAP executives when they realized they were talking with people who intimately understood the topics at hand." Jounralists are not trained to be experts, they're trained to be interpretive listeners. It's why the Bloggerhood was never a risk. It's why certain sections of the press hate what 'we' do. I'm sure you know but Josh has been around a very long time. Looks like he's moving from sell to buy side. Interesting. Key point: “…saw the reactions from SAP executives when they realized they were talking with people who intimately understood the topics at hand.” Jounralists are not trained to be experts, they’re trained to be interpretive listeners. It’s why the Bloggerhood was never a risk. It’s why certain sections of the press hate what ‘we’ do.

I’m sure you know but Josh has been around a very long time. Looks like he’s moving from sell to buy side. Interesting.

]]> By: Grier Graham http://jeffnolan.com/wp/2006/06/01/are-the-media-revolting/comment-page-1/#comment-2535 Grier Graham Fri, 02 Jun 2006 04:55:35 +0000 http://jeffnolan.com/wp/2006/06/01/are-the-media-revolting/#comment-2535 As a former member of "old media" and a participant in the era of new media, I have to agree with you and take issue with Andy's view which is akin to "the world is flat." You can't look any media outlet and believe that it somehow infalliable and that its annointed experts are always guaranteed to be truthful, accurate and objective. That's just not the way the business works and it never has worked that way. Journalists and bloggers can be thought of as lenses which are subjective, not objective. The good ones are able to tightly focus in on a story or an issue and offer a valuable and unique perspective or view to the reader. Bloggers and blogging add a powerful new tool to the information mix. The thing that I love about your Sapphire experiment is that you've given people the opportunity to see an event such as this through 10 unique lenses instead of just one. Very cool. As a former member of “old media” and a participant in the era of new media, I have to agree with you and take issue with Andy’s view which is akin to “the world is flat.”

You can’t look any media outlet and believe that it somehow infalliable and that its annointed experts are always guaranteed to be truthful, accurate and objective. That’s just not the way the business works and it never has worked that way.

Journalists and bloggers can be thought of as lenses which are subjective, not objective. The good ones are able to tightly focus in on a story or an issue and offer a valuable and unique perspective or view to the reader.

Bloggers and blogging add a powerful new tool to the information mix. The thing that I love about your Sapphire experiment is that you’ve given people the opportunity to see an event such as this through 10 unique lenses instead of just one. Very cool.

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