Comments for A Moment of Opportunity for the New Media at http://www.michaelyon-online.com , comment 1 to 6 out of 6 comments http://www.michaelyon-online.com Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:30:11 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.michaelyon-online.com/a-moment-of-opportunity-for-the-new-media.htm#comment-16367 No guts, no glory. And no news. The inexpensive venues and arenas to cover will ALWAYS be the less interesting ones. So any outlet that won't risk cash on coverage will NEVER be able to play. ABC's behavior and dilemma is not "ironic"; it's fundamental. You can't have it both ways. Coverage which is: Cheap, Safe, Good. Pick two. - Brian H Tue, 04 Nov 2008 10:28:00 +0100 http://www.michaelyon-online.com/a-moment-of-opportunity-for-the-new-media.htm#comment-16336 So the NYT's is going in the tank. The question is, when do they ask for a government bailout. Why not? I mean everybody else is feeding off the gover...ah..taxpayers largess. Morgage companies, banks, the auto industry. Hell, some states are asking for bailouts. If the Dem's get control of congress and the white house, I wouldn't be surprised if the gover...ah...taxpayers bail them out. After all, they've proved to be a very reliable mouthpiece for the left over the last few years. Look out. The US version of Pravda here we come!!!!!....... - Tbird Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:26:00 +0100 http://www.michaelyon-online.com/a-moment-of-opportunity-for-the-new-media.htm#comment-16335 I largely agree with Paul on this one, while in the short term the media will suffer, hopefully as more and more people turn to the internet to get their form of news, the whole picture of the situation can be reported more often. It's not like they haven't brought this upon themselves, they had many years to adapt. I really appreciate what you do out there Michael, but to know that there really are so few journalists who are as dedicated as you are to providing an accurate picture of the war, well quite frankly it's disheartening. And yeah, things look to be getting worse before getting any better around here, even if gas prices are finally going down, 1500 workers from Chrysler just lost their jobs locally, and if Chrysler and GM merge (which they are trying really hard to do), you can expect about another 2000 or so, as everyone from accountants to engineers will lose their jobs from the merger. Why would anyone want to be president at a time like this? - Matthew Gonzalez Thu, 30 Oct 2008 23:08:00 +0100 http://www.michaelyon-online.com/a-moment-of-opportunity-for-the-new-media.htm#comment-16334 I largely agree with Paul on this one, while in the short term the media will suffer, hopefully as more and more people turn to the internet to get their form of news, the whole picture of the situation can be reported more often. It's not like they haven't brought this upon themselves, they had many years to adapt. I really appreciate what you do out there Michael, but to know that there really are so few journalists who are as dedicated as you are to providing an accurate picture of the war, well quite frankly it's disheartening. And yeah, things look to be getting worse before getting any better around here, even if gas prices are finally going down, 1500 workers from Chrysler just lost their jobs locally, and if Chrysler and GM merge (which they are trying really hard to do), you can expect about another 2000 or so, as everyone from accountants to engineers will lose their jobs from the merger. Why would anyone want to be president at a time like this? - Matt Gonzalez Thu, 30 Oct 2008 23:04:00 +0100 http://www.michaelyon-online.com/a-moment-of-opportunity-for-the-new-media.htm#comment-16333 the MSM is dying because they are too biased and corrupt and everyone knows it. I've contributed to Michael Yon because he doesn't tell me what to think, he provides ground truth that allows me to analyze the situation for myself. I hope Michael's brand of journalism thrives. good luck. - Neil_Arizona Thu, 30 Oct 2008 22:53:00 +0100 http://www.michaelyon-online.com/a-moment-of-opportunity-for-the-new-media.htm#comment-16330 "Ironically, now that things are going well in Iraq, general readers ƒ?? and editors ƒ?? seem less interested." Ironic, Michael? How often has the MSM EVER been interested in good news---that doesn't align with their biases? There are many stories---that I have to seek out---reporting the volunteerism, the small and large successes and the everyday determination and courage of millions of unsung heroes around the world that most americans will never know about. "In fact, many Americans think that we could lose America as we know it." I'm one. Serious times at home, dangerous times abroad. Too many Chamberlains, not enough Churchills. - Paul S. Thu, 30 Oct 2008 19:54:00 +0100