I always get told in the Journalism school that blogging is the ‘future of journalism’. Bloggers have started making headlines and breaking news faster than most major sources. Does that necessarily mean that it’s accurate and trusted info? No. Does it mean that a blogger’s post may cross into the truth and jeporadize a journalist? Yeshh.
Blogs are much like tabloid magazines. They are mostly ridiculous and occasionally report accurate obscure stories before they hit major headlines.
It’s like in “Men in Black” when Tommy Lee Jones tells Will Smith to read tabloids for research. Part of the plot in “Men in Black” rests on the idea that tabloid newspapers provide actual evidence that helps the government track down and capture troublesome aliens. Despite the interference comedy, this raises the question as to whether “Men in Black” was bankrolled by the National Enquirer or some other related outfit. The implication that tabloids and trash television may contain even a seed of truth is a possibility too dangerous to even fathom. Do we not already have enough crazies running around saying they have found Aquaman??
Or maybe we don’t have enough…
Blogs are much like tabloid magazines. They are mostly ridiculous and occasionally report accurate obscure stories before they hit major headlines.
It’s like in “Men in Black” when Tommy Lee Jones tells Will Smith to read tabloids for research. Part of the plot in “Men in Black” rests on the idea that tabloid newspapers provide actual evidence that helps the government track down and capture troublesome aliens. Despite the interference comedy, this raises the question as to whether “Men in Black” was bankrolled by the National Enquirer or some other related outfit. The implication that tabloids and trash television may contain even a seed of truth is a possibility too dangerous to even fathom. Do we not already have enough crazies running around saying they have found Aquaman??
Or maybe we don’t have enough…
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