Mark Cuban’s Anti-Blog Manifesto Shouted Down … by Newspaper Guy
1-liner, Media Gossip/Musings June 25th. 2009, 12:00pmMark Cuban: Surely you saw his blog blacklist screed earlier this week. A newspaperman has responded. “That sounds like a lazy, lame half-measure. Blacklisting is so 1950s. If the country learned anything from the Committee on Un-American Activities, it’s that naming names won’t change anything. It’s best to round up all the bloggers and throw them in internment camps before things get ugly.” If Cuban wants to put his plan into action, perhaps a newspaper version should exist – reporters who float rumors (coaching, free agents, the draft, recruiting, etc.) from unnamed sources that never come to fruition. Surely this occurs from time to time in the newsgathering process; some reporters – no names – make a habit (a living?) off of this. [Philly Inquirer]
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June 25th, 2009 at 12:08 PM
“Blacklisting is so 1950s…It’s best to round up all the bloggers and throw them in internment camps before things get ugly.€
or you could just ban the commenters you don’t like. That might help
June 25th, 2009 at 12:11 PM
More importantly…
http://fwya.tumblr.com/page/2
June 25th, 2009 at 12:16 PM
So, if ESPN comes up with this blacklist, what happens if they get scooped by one of those blogs, and in turn by one of their mainstream competitors? Cuban should stick to what he knows: owning a team that won’t win a championship, and failed attempts to buy other sports franchises.
June 25th, 2009 at 12:18 PM
fun with yahoo answers – nice idea for a site
June 25th, 2009 at 12:19 PM
You cannot be serious.
/McEnroe’d
//You do realize that he used a blog to criticize blogs, right?
June 25th, 2009 at 12:20 PM
So, if ESPN creates this blacklist of bloggers, how many heads roll when they get scooped by someone on that list, and in turn by one of their mainstream competitors? Way to think it through, Mark.
June 25th, 2009 at 12:22 PM
Sorry for the double comment. Wordpress got janky for a second there.
June 25th, 2009 at 12:24 PM
“A newspaperman” who helped bring the Jerod Morris/Raul Ibanez story to the mainstream, TBL.
June 25th, 2009 at 12:24 PM
I heard Cuban on Tuesday while I was in the car on Dan Partick. He railed about people making up stupid rumors and it getting legitimized by the mainstream media.
Patrick asked Cuban if he would lie to the press if he didn’t want to give an answer, and he basically said “of course”. So he gets mad if people make stuff up, but if things are correct and is questioned, he won’t verify it if he doesn’t want to. What’s the difference in terms of accuracy?
June 25th, 2009 at 12:28 PM
Cuban puzzles me. All that money, all the power, and yet, nothing better to do than chase down bloggers in cyberspace over a few rumors about a basketball team. I live from paycheck to paycheck, and this guy has billions, yet, I do not hesitate to say, “What a fucking loser.”
June 25th, 2009 at 12:29 PM
I think ESPN has been getting stories and rumors wrong without the assistance of “irresponsible bloggers,” thank you.
/did a blogger tell Chris Mortensen that Eli Manning was out for the year?
//et al.
June 25th, 2009 at 12:32 PM
I’ve gone a full 180 on this guy. Loved him when he first broke into the league, but I figured he would mature some by now. His act is old and tired.
Any why would anyone interview him about how to play the stock market? He made his money by selling his company at the right time, not by playing the stock market.
June 25th, 2009 at 12:45 PM
That nearly cost me a fantasy football championship. I sent a death threat or two to him.
June 25th, 2009 at 2:20 PM
I actually think Cuban is partially onto something. Some of you can rip ESPN and reference a story where they got it wrong, but the fact is, ESPN has credibility. When they run a story on their website or on their bottom crawl, you don’t question it’s authenticity. As opposed to a Sparty and Friends coaching rumor (sorry Sparty, first example that came to my head) you clearly have to stop, pause and question validity.
Now, in the marketplace of ideas, the theory holds that the blogs that get it wrong, will fade away in popularity. But is that really the case? And that goes for whoever here decided to run the Kobe rumor on this site the day of the title clincher. I just don’t think it’s wise to be running with that stuff, unless you’re going to call it a rumor site.
I’ve never thought of TBL has a rumor site. I’ve thought of it as a credible media criticism site that also dabbles in sports commentary. Am I wrong?
June 25th, 2009 at 2:24 PM
And that goes for whoever here decided to run the Kobe rumor on this site the day of the title clincher. I just don’t think it’s wise to be running with that stuff, unless you’re going to call it a rumor site
good point Cursed
June 25th, 2009 at 2:41 PM
Nope re: TBL. Wrong in the rest of the rant. Credibility has to be earned. Just because some blog (or any other commentary outlet, radio, columnists, etc) says something does not mean its a fact based on reporting. This should be obvious.
From Cuban:
Since when did bloggers and sports websites claim to be the first stop for “actual reporting”? Did I miss something. Was this ever the case? Yes some have achieved this level but that is because they earned it. It is not, and should not be the default position.
It is a joke Cuban. But the way to stop it would be to hire competent people or care less about viewers and eyeballs and more about actual reporting maybe by changing views entertainment mind set. Oh yeah, Sports is entertainment anyone so does real reporting even matter?