Comments on: Andrew Keen, Welcome to the Outrage Farm http://www.evilgeniuschronicles.org/wordpress/2007/05/24/andrew-keen-welcome-to-the-outrage-farm/ A journal of geekery, music and joy Sat, 13 Mar 2010 03:59:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Modemac http://www.evilgeniuschronicles.org/wordpress/2007/05/24/andrew-keen-welcome-to-the-outrage-farm/comment-page-1/#comment-43170 Modemac Fri, 25 May 2007 13:47:24 +0000 http://www.evilgeniuschronicles.org/wordpress/2007/05/24/andrew-keen-welcome-to-the-outrage-farm/#comment-43170 While this is hardly an earth-shattering news event in the long run, I should mention it was the case of <a href="http://www.modemac.com/wiki/Reverend_Magdalen" rel="nofollow">Reverend Magdalen's custody case</a> that convinced me of the power of the "blogosphere." Since her court case in 2006, what kind of media coverage has she gotten in the mainstream press? One 60-second TV news spot on the local TV station, and two articles published in small, local newspapers. (The newspaper articles were both outstanding, nonetheless.) But it was because of the case going across the blogs that she has gotten as far as she has. The constant phone calls to the court house from angry Netizens convinced Judge Punch to run away and assign someone else to the case. The call for funds in March led to us raising $3,000 for her legal fund in one week. And in particular, we have such giant, popular blogs as <i>Boing Boing</i> and <i>Fark</i> to thank for spreading the word far and wide -- especially ''Boing Boing,'' and Rev. Mark Frauenfelder! Without their help, Magdalen would be one mother among many, struggling futilely against an uncaring legal system. But the blogs have had a big effect on this case. Magdalen's case may not be the type of thing that makes the front page, but it is certainly important to her -- and to us. While this is hardly an earth-shattering news event in the long run, I should mention it was the case of Reverend Magdalen’s custody case that convinced me of the power of the “blogosphere.” Since her court case in 2006, what kind of media coverage has she gotten in the mainstream press? One 60-second TV news spot on the local TV station, and two articles published in small, local newspapers. (The newspaper articles were both outstanding, nonetheless.) But it was because of the case going across the blogs that she has gotten as far as she has. The constant phone calls to the court house from angry Netizens convinced Judge Punch to run away and assign someone else to the case. The call for funds in March led to us raising $3,000 for her legal fund in one week. And in particular, we have such giant, popular blogs as Boing Boing and Fark to thank for spreading the word far and wide — especially ”Boing Boing,” and Rev. Mark Frauenfelder! Without their help, Magdalen would be one mother among many, struggling futilely against an uncaring legal system. But the blogs have had a big effect on this case. Magdalen’s case may not be the type of thing that makes the front page, but it is certainly important to her — and to us.

]]> By: A Bite of Sanity » Blog Archive » Watch Your Future’s End http://www.evilgeniuschronicles.org/wordpress/2007/05/24/andrew-keen-welcome-to-the-outrage-farm/comment-page-1/#comment-43164 A Bite of Sanity » Blog Archive » Watch Your Future’s End Fri, 25 May 2007 03:42:21 +0000 http://www.evilgeniuschronicles.org/wordpress/2007/05/24/andrew-keen-welcome-to-the-outrage-farm/#comment-43164 [...] You don’t need full-on professional reviewers standards and conduct certifications to be a blogger. You don’t need to be a journalist to have old-fashioned journalism ethics (as opposed to thus watered-down slush the profession calls ethics these days — CBS News, I’m looking at you). We don’t need to feed the trolls of the fake outrage, and we certainly don’t need to resort to name calling, do we really? [...] [...] You don’t need full-on professional reviewers standards and conduct certifications to be a blogger. You don’t need to be a journalist to have old-fashioned journalism ethics (as opposed to thus watered-down slush the profession calls ethics these days — CBS News, I’m looking at you). We don’t need to feed the trolls of the fake outrage, and we certainly don’t need to resort to name calling, do we really? [...]

]]> By: mike dunn http://www.evilgeniuschronicles.org/wordpress/2007/05/24/andrew-keen-welcome-to-the-outrage-farm/comment-page-1/#comment-43161 mike dunn Thu, 24 May 2007 15:11:46 +0000 http://www.evilgeniuschronicles.org/wordpress/2007/05/24/andrew-keen-welcome-to-the-outrage-farm/#comment-43161 agreed dave - speaking as someone who has spent a large part of my career as a part of the media industry - my perspective is that all signs point to a strategic and rapid movement by msm towards integration w/ and utilization of the content, tools, community and communication methodologies being utilized by citizen media and ugc practitioners... keen is a self-serving troll and should be ignored after this post of yours of course ;) agreed dave – speaking as someone who has spent a large part of my career as a part of the media industry – my perspective is that all signs point to a strategic and rapid movement by msm towards integration w/ and utilization of the content, tools, community and communication methodologies being utilized by citizen media and ugc practitioners…

keen is a self-serving troll and should be ignored after this post of yours of course ;)

]]> By: Turn the Radio Off | Garrick Van Buren .com http://www.evilgeniuschronicles.org/wordpress/2007/05/24/andrew-keen-welcome-to-the-outrage-farm/comment-page-1/#comment-43159 Turn the Radio Off | Garrick Van Buren .com Thu, 24 May 2007 14:16:22 +0000 http://www.evilgeniuschronicles.org/wordpress/2007/05/24/andrew-keen-welcome-to-the-outrage-farm/#comment-43159 [...] Rather than scanning the dial, I turned the radio off. “Nowadays I prefer silence to NPR” - Dave Slusher [...] [...] Rather than scanning the dial, I turned the radio off. “Nowadays I prefer silence to NPR” – Dave Slusher [...]

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