tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924479118331926344.post5237866602141118084..comments2019-04-15T04:02:08.889-04:00Comments on A Sports Scribe: Observation from an Infamous NightJason Clinkscaleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11100315288752472586noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924479118331926344.post-62769890972554984932010-07-13T20:10:24.977-04:002010-07-13T20:10:24.977-04:00Want to send this along the readers' way. I ha...Want to send <a href="http://arstechnica.com/media/news/2010/07/citizen-journalism-not-making-up-for-loss-of-local-newspapers.ars" rel="nofollow">this</a> along the readers' way. I haven't finished reading it, but I hope it speaks to a point I was trying to make about the lack of support for hard news in this era of specialized media.Jason Clinkscaleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11100315288752472586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924479118331926344.post-61296180175748914402010-07-09T14:33:51.833-04:002010-07-09T14:33:51.833-04:00Great post! Most of America tuned in for the LeBro...Great post! Most of America tuned in for the LeBron announcement; most tuned out the Oscar Grant story with the same quickness. I believe that the critical difference between the pull of the entertaining v. that of 'round-the-way stories lies in the actual accountability. Fans and gawkers are many steps removed from an NBA decision, whereas, citizens and neighbors could have a voice. That mere possibility makes it easier to live in the make-believe, manufactured fun world. We do, as a collective, have the opportunity to speak out and have influence. It just doesn't feel as good as the detached watcher mode - nor should it. We can do both; it's not necessary to choose. We can enjoy the drama that is LeBron James and speak out against a travesty that is the story of Oscar Grant with equal fervor. Isn't that one of the freedoms we just celebrated a few days ago?Miahttp://www.sidelinepass.comnoreply@blogger.com