Comments on: Are bloggers failed writers and half-wits or for professional journalism, is this the pits? http://hirenshah.wordpress.com/2006/10/03/are-bloggers-failed-writers-and-half-wits-or-for-professional-journalism-is-this-the-pits/ Just another WordPress.com weblog Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:10:40 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: caribbean cruise line review royal http://hirenshah.wordpress.com/2006/10/03/are-bloggers-failed-writers-and-half-wits-or-for-professional-journalism-is-this-the-pits/#comment-8438 caribbean cruise line review royal Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:49:33 +0000 http://hirenshah.wordpress.com/2006/10/03/are-bloggers-failed-writers-and-half-wits-or-for-professional-journalism-is-this-the-pits/#comment-8438 Good site. Thank you. Good site. Thank you.

]]> By: Chris Gower http://hirenshah.wordpress.com/2006/10/03/are-bloggers-failed-writers-and-half-wits-or-for-professional-journalism-is-this-the-pits/#comment-1560 Chris Gower Tue, 19 Dec 2006 13:21:32 +0000 http://hirenshah.wordpress.com/2006/10/03/are-bloggers-failed-writers-and-half-wits-or-for-professional-journalism-is-this-the-pits/#comment-1560 Blogging is not meant to even become close to professional journalism. Blogging is an alternative and unique format in the same way that journalism is. Bloggers are people with opinions and any good journalist should know the value of opinion. The author of this article is obviously oblivious to the wonderful rich content that blogs can hold. They are diaries of people with opinions or a story to tell, they are not 'wannabes' or 'failed' in any respect, they are writers in their own right. Blogging is not meant to even become close to professional journalism. Blogging is an alternative and unique format in the same way that journalism is. Bloggers are people with opinions and any good journalist should know the value of opinion.

The author of this article is obviously oblivious to the wonderful rich content that blogs can hold. They are diaries of people with opinions or a story to tell, they are not ‘wannabes’ or ‘failed’ in any respect, they are writers in their own right.

]]> By: Roshan http://hirenshah.wordpress.com/2006/10/03/are-bloggers-failed-writers-and-half-wits-or-for-professional-journalism-is-this-the-pits/#comment-1150 Roshan Tue, 14 Nov 2006 14:14:20 +0000 http://hirenshah.wordpress.com/2006/10/03/are-bloggers-failed-writers-and-half-wits-or-for-professional-journalism-is-this-the-pits/#comment-1150 Shobha Saxena is the person we should be scared of and not the kind of people blogging. She has written a one sided diatribe against bloggers. I would've expected a columnist of a major newspaper to have given a balanced view of the whole blogger issue. There are millions of people blogging and there has to be something to it that so many have taken to it. She seems to have ignored the positive aspects of blogging. But then I know she is entitled to her views and opinions and I wont call her or people like her names for holding views different from mine Shobha Saxena is the person we should be scared of and not the kind of people blogging. She has written a one sided diatribe against bloggers. I would’ve expected a columnist of a major newspaper to have given a balanced view of the whole blogger issue. There are millions of people blogging and there has to be something to it that so many have taken to it. She seems to have ignored the positive aspects of blogging. But then I know she is entitled to her views and opinions and I wont call her or people like her names for holding views different from mine

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]]> By: j.jagan http://hirenshah.wordpress.com/2006/10/03/are-bloggers-failed-writers-and-half-wits-or-for-professional-journalism-is-this-the-pits/#comment-996 j.jagan Wed, 25 Oct 2006 08:57:21 +0000 http://hirenshah.wordpress.com/2006/10/03/are-bloggers-failed-writers-and-half-wits-or-for-professional-journalism-is-this-the-pits/#comment-996 shobhan has clearly missed the point.. everyone has a story to tell.. otherwise a five point someone wud never have been published.. he must get his facts in place.. during the mumbai floods, it were the blogs which brought the victims n their kith n kin closer..i was rejected a journalism seat in acj on the lack of gift of gab.. and there might be many more like me.. so, just bcos a motley group of 11 people- call it as interview panel- have rejected me does not render me useless as a print journalist.. i blog with passion n vigour and lament at the panel which has rejected me.. anyway, the newspapers distort the facts.. and since when have indian newspapers cared for forensic details.. reuters provides them.. so mr.sobhan saxena, GET A LIFE !! shobhan has clearly missed the point.. everyone has a story to tell.. otherwise a five point someone wud never have been published.. he must get his facts in place.. during the mumbai floods, it were the blogs which brought the victims n their kith n kin closer..i was rejected a journalism seat in acj on the lack of gift of gab.. and there might be many more like me.. so, just bcos a motley group of 11 people- call it as interview panel- have rejected me does not render me useless as a print journalist.. i blog with passion n vigour and lament at the panel which has rejected me.. anyway, the newspapers distort the facts.. and since when have indian newspapers cared for forensic details.. reuters provides them.. so mr.sobhan saxena, GET A LIFE !!

]]> By: Tarun R http://hirenshah.wordpress.com/2006/10/03/are-bloggers-failed-writers-and-half-wits-or-for-professional-journalism-is-this-the-pits/#comment-937 Tarun R Wed, 18 Oct 2006 10:48:12 +0000 http://hirenshah.wordpress.com/2006/10/03/are-bloggers-failed-writers-and-half-wits-or-for-professional-journalism-is-this-the-pits/#comment-937 Perhaps Shobhan Saxena should read that article of his again. Maybe then he will realise that he just wrote about himself. Perhaps Shobhan Saxena should read that article of his again.
Maybe then he will realise that he just wrote about himself.

]]> By: Vinod R iyer http://hirenshah.wordpress.com/2006/10/03/are-bloggers-failed-writers-and-half-wits-or-for-professional-journalism-is-this-the-pits/#comment-932 Vinod R iyer Wed, 18 Oct 2006 05:00:48 +0000 http://hirenshah.wordpress.com/2006/10/03/are-bloggers-failed-writers-and-half-wits-or-for-professional-journalism-is-this-the-pits/#comment-932 Great article hiren. You will get thousands to second you on your reactions to the article. All I can say is it was very spineless of the writer to have come up with such an article. Great article hiren. You will get thousands to second you on your reactions to the article. All I can say is it was very spineless of the writer to have come up with such an article.

]]> By: arvindh http://hirenshah.wordpress.com/2006/10/03/are-bloggers-failed-writers-and-half-wits-or-for-professional-journalism-is-this-the-pits/#comment-925 arvindh Tue, 17 Oct 2006 14:46:18 +0000 http://hirenshah.wordpress.com/2006/10/03/are-bloggers-failed-writers-and-half-wits-or-for-professional-journalism-is-this-the-pits/#comment-925 Excellent, insightful article! Excellent, insightful article!

]]> By: Adi http://hirenshah.wordpress.com/2006/10/03/are-bloggers-failed-writers-and-half-wits-or-for-professional-journalism-is-this-the-pits/#comment-907 Adi Wed, 11 Oct 2006 11:54:29 +0000 http://hirenshah.wordpress.com/2006/10/03/are-bloggers-failed-writers-and-half-wits-or-for-professional-journalism-is-this-the-pits/#comment-907 Hi Hiren, Blogging is about expressing oneself. If someone thinks that we are trying to be journalists or someone like that then they are totally mistaken! Journalism though isn't rocket science. A person with a little bit of common sense (not mandatory) and good english can always be a good journalist! But to be a good blogger you need to know how to create a blog and post on it! That's all! :) :) :) Hi Hiren,

Blogging is about expressing oneself. If someone thinks that we are trying to be journalists or someone like that then they are totally mistaken! Journalism though isn’t rocket science. A person with a little bit of common sense (not mandatory) and good english can always be a good journalist!

But to be a good blogger you need to know how to create a blog and post on it! That’s all! :) :) :)

]]> By: gautam maitra http://hirenshah.wordpress.com/2006/10/03/are-bloggers-failed-writers-and-half-wits-or-for-professional-journalism-is-this-the-pits/#comment-905 gautam maitra Wed, 11 Oct 2006 10:01:59 +0000 http://hirenshah.wordpress.com/2006/10/03/are-bloggers-failed-writers-and-half-wits-or-for-professional-journalism-is-this-the-pits/#comment-905 Hello Hiren! You have nicely countered and repaid him back. I wonder, instead of Saxena, your article should be posted as what you have said is soo true. I am happy to add a few happening things to consolidate your argument in defence of relevance of Blog to News and Electronic media. 1. Electronic media widely reported the various bloggers meets in India. 2. Certain channels pick up issues from blog sites to fill up slots 3. Some of the publishers and newspapers have tied up with blogging sites to select best articles in Fiction, current affairs and declare prizes. 4. Amazon.com has tied up with one blog site to screen stories for online selling. 5. One popular blogger in another site has started conducting monthly Poetry/ Fiction contest and sending prize to top three. 6. Some publishers have selected certain blogger diary for publication as a book Finally, I am reading newspapers for 38 years and watching electronic media for 25 years but still my GK on many burning issues were not perfect till I actively became a blogger in August 2006. Earlier, I would have bought a second newspaper to gather some more knowledge on any other theme. Now I don't need that. Why only google, there are so much of link sites and reference material available on net and in many bloggers' articles that now I can confidently speak with authority on many issues. That gives a bad signal for the future of newspaper industry and the writers who are selected on many occasion for the position they hold or the degree that they carry. 1. Hello Hiren!

You have nicely countered and repaid him back. I wonder, instead of Saxena, your article should be posted as what you have said is soo true.

I am happy to add a few happening things to consolidate your argument in defence of relevance of Blog to News and Electronic media.

1. Electronic media widely reported the various bloggers meets in India.
2. Certain channels pick up issues from blog sites to fill up slots
3. Some of the publishers and newspapers have tied up with blogging sites to select best articles in Fiction, current affairs and declare prizes.
4. Amazon.com has tied up with one blog site to screen stories for online selling.
5. One popular blogger in another site has started conducting monthly Poetry/ Fiction contest and sending prize to top three.
6. Some publishers have selected certain blogger diary for publication as a book

Finally, I am reading newspapers for 38 years and watching electronic media for 25 years but still my GK on many burning issues were not perfect till I actively became a blogger in August 2006.

Earlier, I would have bought a second newspaper to gather some more knowledge on any other theme. Now I don’t need that. Why only google, there are so much of link sites and reference material available on net and in many bloggers’ articles that now I can confidently speak with authority on many issues. That gives a bad signal for the future of newspaper industry and the writers who are selected on many occasion for the position they hold or the degree that they carry.

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