Comments on: Huffington Post Fails At Crowdsoucing GM Dealer Closing List

By: Indiana Dealerships

Indiana Dealerships — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 15:58:45 +0000

I think there is a time and a place for crowdsourcing, but I agree….it doesn’t have any place in big stories like this. What happened to patience and waiting for the real story to surface? I miss real journalism.

By: BOB REESE

BOB REESE — Tue, 26 May 2009 19:50:17 +0000

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By: goinglikesixty

goinglikesixty — Thu, 21 May 2009 20:59:59 +0000

@Frumpzilla: thanks for the thumbs up! Ted Turner is no longer associated with any news organization. Does Rupert Murdoch influence Fox News, WSJ, etc. Probably, but more in a way of who he hires to run things…

I don’t want to discuss network news because it’s irrelevant to a “local” story like the car dealers closing.

But in crowdsourcing, who do you trust to give you the facts?

I do like crowdsourcing for breaking stories: plane in Hudson. But in the long haul, I want somebody that’s been trained to separate the wheat from the chaff on the story.

By: Frumpzilla

Frumpzilla — Thu, 21 May 2009 20:31:17 +0000

In my personal opinion, one thing that crowdsourcing is good for is eliminating the hidden agendas of corporate owned media outlets. I'd much rather have my news influenced by 10,000 random personal opinions than the finely honed politics of Ted Turner or Rupert Murdoch. That said, I've spent an inordinate amount of time here because this blog is that rare animal - interesting and humorous. Thumbs, up 60. Frumpzilla...also wrote this...Comic Relief

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