tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34120288.post1886998802890801405..comments2023-06-06T12:42:51.141-04:00Comments on Herald Watch: The Herald's Blog ProblemHenry Louis Gomezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03167391252653145914noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34120288.post-76113754856969061912008-01-13T20:28:00.000-05:002008-01-13T20:28:00.000-05:00You make some excellent points about successful bl...You make some excellent points about successful blogs; my own feeling echoes yours: the Herald doesn't actually HAVE blogs. But then I think that's not a bad thing. They simply need to identify them as online news columns. <BR/><BR/>By definition, a web log is a collection of URLS to websites that the blogger has been reading. That's it, a list of URLS. ANY OTHER CONTENT IS COMPLETELY OPTIONALC.L.J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01734352657431970430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34120288.post-88376347940594766022008-01-11T11:46:00.000-05:002008-01-11T11:46:00.000-05:00A functioning Cuban blog? You mean a real one, as ...A functioning Cuban blog? You mean a real one, as opposed to the former Oscar Corral contrivance? You mean one run by someone who doesn't think of the exile community as "those people"? What do you expect? Blood from turnips?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34120288.post-23902055332499103182008-01-10T18:08:00.000-05:002008-01-10T18:08:00.000-05:00Greg Cote's blog is one of the few good ones at th...Greg Cote's blog is one of the few good ones at the Herald, precisely because it meets most of the criteria Henry laid out.<BR/><BR/>It is beyond embarrassing that The Miami Herald doesn't have a single functioning Cuban blog. Simply mind-boggling, but not entirely surprising.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34120288.post-70220510214279689122008-01-10T16:39:00.000-05:002008-01-10T16:39:00.000-05:00You're right. Reporters are human. They have their...You're right. Reporters are human. They have their opinions.<BR/><BR/>But in the case of the reporter on the Timoney scandal, where Timoney is insisting he is doing nothing wrong, then he can easily turn around and say, "see, the reporter is biased and creating something out of nothing".<BR/><BR/>He said that anyway and I'm sure some people believed him, but it would be harder for the reporter toAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34120288.post-51356784624798843142008-01-10T00:24:00.000-05:002008-01-10T00:24:00.000-05:00See, that's what I don't get. The reporter who re...See, that's what I don't get. The reporter who reports on Timoney certainly has an opinion. The fact that he must suppress it is deceptive to the reader. The newspaper asks us to suspend our disbelief and pretend that he doesn't. In almost every other country the newspapers are open about their slant. In the UK we know there are conservative papers and liberal ones. Same in Spain and Henry Louis Gomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03167391252653145914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34120288.post-48789705956441696092008-01-10T00:17:00.000-05:002008-01-10T00:17:00.000-05:00dmq,It really must be stressed that sports writers...dmq,<BR/><BR/>It really must be stressed that sports writers have different rules than news writers. That's just they way it's always been.<BR/><BR/>I see a potential problem is a reporter is covering the John Timoney Lexus scandal, and then is expected to give his opinion about it in his blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34120288.post-76253717392533141262008-01-09T22:11:00.000-05:002008-01-09T22:11:00.000-05:00Because it's coming from me, I have my doubts whet...Because it's coming from me, I have my doubts whether you'll even allow this to be posted, but here goes anyway.<BR/><BR/>Blogs don't have to have opinions. Blogs don't have to have analysis. The blogs you're used to reading do, but there are plenty of very successful photography blogs and lifestyle blogs, among others, that don't.<BR/><BR/>Political blogs certainly do have opinions and analysis Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11997071705150751465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34120288.post-55774931736379715172008-01-09T20:16:00.000-05:002008-01-09T20:16:00.000-05:00Carlos, I don't know if I agree with you. A blog s...Carlos, I don't know if I agree with you. A blog should transcend the dollars-and-cents of a reporter's day-to-day, and should instead help to inform the public. As a reporter, a blog is more of a safe haven for you to let your opinion be heard without being called bias. If a reporter covers cops as a beat, and he reports on a spike in violent crimes against police officers in print and online, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34120288.post-3842662165620053542008-01-08T22:41:00.000-05:002008-01-08T22:41:00.000-05:00Well it's about time. We'll see what they do.Well it's about time. We'll see what they do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34120288.post-25355869030426301392008-01-08T22:17:00.000-05:002008-01-08T22:17:00.000-05:00My sources tell me all the new hires have been for...My sources tell me all the new hires have been for dotcom.Henry Louis Gomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03167391252653145914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34120288.post-62780183437952400042008-01-08T22:13:00.000-05:002008-01-08T22:13:00.000-05:00Sports will always be different. All sports report...Sports will always be different. All sports reporters are completely biased. They are required to lean for the home team. <BR/><BR/>I would make a horrible NFL reporter down here because I'm a Raider fan. But I'm a huge Canes fan, so that might work.<BR/><BR/>And columnists have to be reporters because otherwise they will just be some schmuck off the streets. They have to have some news sense andAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34120288.post-30335450786999771042008-01-08T21:41:00.000-05:002008-01-08T21:41:00.000-05:00Carlos,I agree with you on all points. My point a...Carlos,<BR/><BR/>I agree with you on all points. My point about reporters is that if you want them to blog then you have to give them dispensation to allow their opinions to be injected into the blog posts. As I said this is a blurry line already. Why can Greg Cote or Dan Le Batard report a story but Joseph Goodman can't have an opinion? Why is sports different and why is it a one way deal, Henry Louis Gomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03167391252653145914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34120288.post-81421632160876081782008-01-08T21:33:00.000-05:002008-01-08T21:33:00.000-05:00You're right about the elements to having a succes...You're right about the elements to having a successful blog, but it would be difficult for the reporters to suddenly start spewing out opinions while writing objective new stories.<BR/><BR/>You can have one or the other, but you can't have both. That is why you have columnists and news writers.<BR/><BR/>We already blame the news writers for being biased, so how would it be if they start Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com