Tuesday, June 14, 2005

If It Falls, It (Never) Leads (Unless It Bleeds Too)

"The other canard is that bloggers don't report. It's true that a lot of bloggers just point at MSM (mainstream media) stories. But just this morning I did actual reporting for my local journalism website. A phone pole fell on a house. I went, I took pictures, I talked to the neighbors. Real reporting does happen outside of the newsroom." [Lisa Williams via Buzzmachine: comments]

Ladies and gentlemedia-giants, I present to you another groundbreaking installment of Blog & Order: Citizen Journalism Unit. This week's episode takes place in Watertown, MA where a telephone pole was no match for Auntie Gravity. Read the full story on H2OTown.
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