tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776587.post6297150055851262129..comments2023-11-03T04:00:24.785-04:00Comments on Kentucky School News and Commentary: Pixels or paper, truth doesn’t careRichard Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14586435007687942849noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776587.post-82894650980378414552008-07-06T07:28:00.000-04:002008-07-06T07:28:00.000-04:00Alexander,It's good to hear from you again. You b...Alexander,<BR/><BR/>It's good to hear from you again. You bring a lot of breadth to the field at This Week in Education. <BR/><BR/>...and I'll check out your District 299 blog. (We did "a little business" with Chicago District 303 a while back.) <BR/><BR/>Of course "getting played" is an occupational hazard for columnists and bloggers alike. We both rely on others to inform and give perspective to events. I almost missed my biggest story because I bit on a curveball from a state communications director. Rookie mistake. Another blogger had to talk me back onto the story.<BR/><BR/>And I hear our current education commissioner won't talk to the C-J's education reporter anymore after she broke the story about his fancy car. All this after he dodged the truth ...and she gets the blame. I hear he's only issuing prepared statements now, but I can't see how that's going to help. <BR/><BR/>Whatever access reporters have can go away pretty quickly...if they do their jobs well.Richard Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586435007687942849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776587.post-20416292559300372102008-07-06T00:41:00.000-04:002008-07-06T00:41:00.000-04:00thanks for the hat tip and the interesting post. ...thanks for the hat tip and the interesting post. <BR/><BR/>what i found most interesting about the column was its description of how beat reporters end up getting 'played' because of the access they covet, but it's just as interesting to talk about the blogger-journalism relationship, which i also experience especially with my chicago blog, district 299.<BR/><BR/>thanks again<BR/><BR/>http://scholasticadministrator.typepad.com/thisweekineducation/2008/07/beat-writers-do.htmlAlexander Russohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17642533113872485023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776587.post-62463988705374307602008-07-05T20:21:00.000-04:002008-07-05T20:21:00.000-04:00Thanks for the comments.Tom it was great to see yo...Thanks for the comments.<BR/><BR/>Tom it was great to see you as well.<BR/><BR/>I also appreciate the offer to audit. I would love it. However, I'm teaching two nights this fall and Rita would kill me if I even thought about a third. <BR/><BR/>...couldn't blame her.<BR/><BR/>I also appreciate your perspective on journalism; always clear and insightful. When it comes to that ... you, Lisa, Buck and Mike have been my sherpa guides. <BR/><BR/>Thanks again.<BR/><BR/>RichardRichard Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586435007687942849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776587.post-71575264461743400972008-07-05T17:59:00.000-04:002008-07-05T17:59:00.000-04:00Richard,Here's an easy way to think about it: A bl...Richard,<BR/><BR/>Here's an easy way to think about it: A blogger is a journalist if he or she practices journalism, as opposed to advocacy or entertainment. It's all about the standards used for the work, not the title, formal training or employer of the worker. The point of following journalistic standards is to build credibility and tell people things they don't know, which builds audience. You and several other Kentucky bloggers are doing some fine work. Others, not so good...<BR/><BR/>As it happens, I'm beginning my third year of teaching the journalism ethics class at UK. It meets Wednesday nights from 6 p.m. until 8 or 8:30. You're welcome to audit it this fall, subject to whatever rules and fees UK imposes.<BR/><BR/>Good to see you and meet Rita at the parade yesterday.<BR/><BR/>Best,<BR/>Tom EblenTom Eblenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07400268844277953154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776587.post-32203262405032145152008-07-05T13:18:00.000-04:002008-07-05T13:18:00.000-04:00I think bloggers like you are fine. It is the Ken...I think bloggers like you are fine. It is the Kentucky Progress blogger who lies and twists the truth that make it bad for all bloggers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com