Comments on: Proof that blogging is parasitical on the mainstream media http://sedgemore.com/2009/05/proof-that-blogging-is-parasitical-on-the-mainstream-media/ physicist, journalist and science writer Mon, 21 May 2012 03:14:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Links on 12_May_09 « The Centre for Investigative Journalism News Blog http://sedgemore.com/2009/05/proof-that-blogging-is-parasitical-on-the-mainstream-media/comment-page-1/#comment-3639 Links on 12_May_09 « The Centre for Investigative Journalism News Blog Tue, 12 May 2009 09:39:47 +0000 http://sedgemore.com/?p=4313#comment-3639 [...] Francis Sedgemore – Proof that blogging is parasitical on the mainstream media [...] [...] Francis Sedgemore – Proof that blogging is parasitical on the mainstream media [...]

]]> By: Francis Sedgemore http://sedgemore.com/2009/05/proof-that-blogging-is-parasitical-on-the-mainstream-media/comment-page-1/#comment-3632 Francis Sedgemore Sun, 10 May 2009 18:08:07 +0000 http://sedgemore.com/?p=4313#comment-3632 It's not just news, though, is it? Most of the political comment on blogs is reaction (almost always negative) to stuff published in mainstream outlets. It’s not just news, though, is it? Most of the political comment on blogs is reaction (almost always negative) to stuff published in mainstream outlets.

]]> By: SnoopyTheGoon http://sedgemore.com/2009/05/proof-that-blogging-is-parasitical-on-the-mainstream-media/comment-page-1/#comment-3631 SnoopyTheGoon Sun, 10 May 2009 17:33:20 +0000 http://sedgemore.com/?p=4313#comment-3631 Somehow I don't doubt the numbers you present. But who said that blogging is about news? I would say that opinions are bloggers' business more then scoops. Frequently these opinions are the opposite of the point made in a mass media source, sometimes they complement it, etc. Besides - parasites enjoy the life more and work less. Viva parasites! Somehow I don’t doubt the numbers you present. But who said that blogging is about news? I would say that opinions are bloggers’ business more then scoops. Frequently these opinions are the opposite of the point made in a mass media source, sometimes they complement it, etc.

Besides – parasites enjoy the life more and work less. Viva parasites!

]]> By: Francis Sedgemore http://sedgemore.com/2009/05/proof-that-blogging-is-parasitical-on-the-mainstream-media/comment-page-1/#comment-3629 Francis Sedgemore Sun, 10 May 2009 09:30:37 +0000 http://sedgemore.com/?p=4313#comment-3629 Gadj - there's a link above (the word "results") to what looks like a draft journal paper. Gadj – there’s a link above (the word “results”) to what looks like a draft journal paper.

]]> By: Gadjo Dilo http://sedgemore.com/2009/05/proof-that-blogging-is-parasitical-on-the-mainstream-media/comment-page-1/#comment-3628 Gadjo Dilo Sun, 10 May 2009 05:23:44 +0000 http://sedgemore.com/?p=4313#comment-3628 I currently do text extraction work (a field of computational linguistics) and I'd be interested to see this algorithm. I wonder how many distinct stories they consider are present in these 90 million texts. Granualarity is an issue: if it's, say, only 6 stories, each one relating to a member of the Royal family, then it could be fairly easy to do (badly)! I currently do text extraction work (a field of computational linguistics) and I’d be interested to see this algorithm. I wonder how many distinct stories they consider are present in these 90 million texts. Granualarity is an issue: if it’s, say, only 6 stories, each one relating to a member of the Royal family, then it could be fairly easy to do (badly)!

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