Comments on: Shhh, MP’s are pissheads + why we need bloggers http://www.duncanriley.com/2008/09/11/shhh-mps-are-pissheads-why-we-need-bloggers/ blogging is not a spectator sport Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:07:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: pitercentre http://www.duncanriley.com/2008/09/11/shhh-mps-are-pissheads-why-we-need-bloggers/comment-page-1/#comment-338599 pitercentre Sat, 13 Sep 2008 17:27:20 +0000 http://www.duncanriley.com/?p=1426#comment-338599 hii...nice to meet this blog..i am blog walking, i hope you visit me..success hii…nice to meet this blog..i am blog walking, i hope you visit me..success

]]> By: pitercentre http://www.duncanriley.com/2008/09/11/shhh-mps-are-pissheads-why-we-need-bloggers/comment-page-1/#comment-338041 pitercentre Sat, 13 Sep 2008 12:27:20 +0000 http://www.duncanriley.com/?p=1426#comment-338041 hii...nice to meet this blog..i am blog walking, i hope you visit me..success hii…nice to meet this blog..i am blog walking, i hope you visit me..success

]]> By: pitercentre http://www.duncanriley.com/2008/09/11/shhh-mps-are-pissheads-why-we-need-bloggers/comment-page-1/#comment-307524 pitercentre Sat, 13 Sep 2008 10:27:20 +0000 http://www.duncanriley.com/?p=1426#comment-307524 hii...nice to meet this blog..i am blog walking, i hope you visit me..success hii…nice to meet this blog..i am blog walking, i hope you visit me..success

]]> By: Charlie http://www.duncanriley.com/2008/09/11/shhh-mps-are-pissheads-why-we-need-bloggers/comment-page-1/#comment-307523 Charlie Thu, 11 Sep 2008 23:08:49 +0000 http://www.duncanriley.com/?p=1426#comment-307523 I sort of read it differently. I thought his point was that there is no substitute for first hand reporting whether by bloggers or journalists. First hand reporting is expensive and time consuming. It involves travelling to meet people and see things and being available at any time of the day to do so.<br><br>A lot of blogging (and journalism for that matter) is just the recycling of secondhand news.<br><br>There's no substitute for original research and to do that you need time and money. I sort of read it differently. I thought his point was that there is no substitute for first hand reporting whether by bloggers or journalists. First hand reporting is expensive and time consuming. It involves travelling to meet people and see things and being available at any time of the day to do so.

A lot of blogging (and journalism for that matter) is just the recycling of secondhand news.

There's no substitute for original research and to do that you need time and money.

]]> By: Rory http://www.duncanriley.com/2008/09/11/shhh-mps-are-pissheads-why-we-need-bloggers/comment-page-1/#comment-307522 Rory Thu, 11 Sep 2008 03:05:37 +0000 http://www.duncanriley.com/?p=1426#comment-307522 Sounds just like the issues that many sports have with its drinking culture! Sounds just like the issues that many sports have with its drinking culture!

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