And don't forget: publishers love their advertisers. How many pages / week are movie ads in the NYT?
I'm just sayin'. Jan -- "It isn't done alone. Pay more." http://groups.yahoo.com/group/roadnode101/ - education http://fauxpress.blogspot.com - motion http://blog.urbanartadventures.com - sound http://vlogpresskit.blogspot.com - media http://the-hold.blogspot.com - literature . On Dec 18, 2005, at 8:58 PM, Joan Khoo wrote: > It seems to me that this particular journalist has forgotten that > Hollywood had produced quite a few flops as well as hits. > Joan > > > On 12/19/05, Clint Sharp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> > It may be that I'm in an unforgiving mood from two straight days of >> > downpours, but I laid into a NY Times writer today for suggesting >> that >> > that the only video available for his video iPod comes from >> Hollywood. >> > Anything else you can find online must come from "stealing." >> > >> > http://www.newmediamusings.com/blog/2005/12/free_video_isnt.html >> > >> > Free video isn't stealing. Maybe if we repeat it enough times, the >> > message will sink in. >> > >> > jd lasica >> > http://www.newmediamusings.com >> > >> Professionals working for media entities that have been around >> hundreds >> of years are going to find it hard to accept that their system isn't >> the >> only way to do things, since it basically has been the only way for as >> long as anyone can remember. It seems that some professional >> journalists have been able to grok and get behind new media ideals, >> but >> for the most part they look only at the amount of content that is >> mainly >> drivel and assume it's *all* useless drivel. Tools are being written >> which will hopefully allow the best of the video content to float to >> the >> top, and then maybe we can start getting the recognition that >> Hollywood >> isn't the only place good content comes from. >> >> Part of new media is that good content is the exception rather than >> the >> rule, and what people are failing to realize is that it's the same way >> with old media. However, old media has done an excellent job of >> assuming if you hide behind the NY Times brand or the CNN brand or the >> Washington Post brand that you must be a top notch reporter who has >> researched all his/her facts and you are presenting an accurate >> representation of the facts, but the awful truth is that that just >> isn't >> the case. Reporters are lazy as we've all seen. They will mindlessly >> repeat what other reporters have written, accurate or not. We have >> as >> much work convincing the public that everyone should be somewhat >> skeptical of everything they read and watch instead of allowing places >> like the NY Times to convince them that they are indeed the lock on >> the >> truth as we do convincing them that new media, blogs, podcasts and >> vlogs >> are worth reading, listening to and watching. >> >> Good post, JD. >> >> Clint >> >> -- >> Clint Sharp >> New Media Guy & Technologist >> ClintSharp.com Contact Info: http://clintsharp.com/contact/ >> >> We are the media. >> >> >> >> ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor >> --------------------~--> >> Most low income homes are not online. Make a difference this holiday >> season! >> http://us.click.yahoo.com/5UeCyC/BWHMAA/TtwFAA/lBLqlB/TM >> -------------------------------------------------------------------- >> ~-> >> >> >> Yahoo! Groups Links >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS > > ▪ Visit your group "videoblogging" on the web. > > ▪ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ▪ Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of > Service. > > -- "It isn't done alone. Pay more." http://groups.yahoo.com/group/roadnode101/ - education http://fauxpress.blogspot.com - motion http://blog.urbanartadventures.com - sound http://vlogpresskit.blogspot.com - media http://the-hold.blogspot.com - literature . ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Most low income homes are not online. Make a difference this holiday season! http://us.click.yahoo.com/5UeCyC/BWHMAA/TtwFAA/lBLqlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
