tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30564659.post747930406478316821..comments2023-10-25T05:50:54.547-04:00Comments on Fort Wayne Left: Leininger/Gotsch on New MediaJohn Goodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05362896971987049810noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30564659.post-42603644259673757612007-12-24T14:27:00.000-05:002007-12-24T14:27:00.000-05:00Speaking of Nancy Nall, Keith Schneider in his Mod...Speaking of Nancy Nall, Keith Schneider in his Mode Shift blog writes of the ultimate demise of "dead tree" print journalism. In this post, Mr. Schneider cites an essay written by Nancy about Nathan Gotch.<BR/><BR/>Turns out that she likes Nathan Gotch.<BR/><BR/>http://tinyurl.com/23kpmlgadflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06219461694806089345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30564659.post-57612761515297731172007-12-24T11:50:00.000-05:002007-12-24T11:50:00.000-05:00Not sure where the News-Sentinel gets the idea tha...Not sure where the News-Sentinel gets the idea that the first blog in Fort Wayne was 2005. Especially since Nancy Nall had one in 2002-03 or so and they were trying to muzzle her and pretend that any word she wrote was their property and therefore subject to their editorial control. But it's not like the N-S has any institutional memory at this point, having let go anyone with half a brain who ever worked there.de_tokevillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03748614572016941456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30564659.post-75589772721639285642007-12-23T20:09:00.000-05:002007-12-23T20:09:00.000-05:00Nicely stated Jeff.Nicely stated Jeff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30564659.post-77454123749167865482007-12-23T18:51:00.000-05:002007-12-23T18:51:00.000-05:00Jeff:I agree 100% with your post in its entirety.I...Jeff:<BR/><BR/>I agree 100% with your post in its entirety.<BR/><BR/>I think that blogs can be different things to different poeple and I agree with your interpretation, again...<BR/><BR/>Mike SylvesterLP Mike Sylvesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06918776704117318033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30564659.post-80510771420301119732007-12-23T17:35:00.000-05:002007-12-23T17:35:00.000-05:00Thanks for the compliment Robert. It would be remi...Thanks for the compliment Robert. It would be remiss for me not to mention that it was in fact you that got me writing my own posts as a guest contributor at Left Of Centrist...Jeff Pruitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01996970649630375507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30564659.post-75615686584990613842007-12-23T01:00:00.000-05:002007-12-23T01:00:00.000-05:00Actually, I started a blog in 2003, but never went...Actually, I started a blog in 2003, but never went anywhere with it. But it was after GWB was reelected in 2004 that I had second thoughts and started Left of Centrist in April 2005. When I started, there were no other blogs in the area that I could find.<BR/><BR/>However, you have to give Nathan credit for getting the ball rolling in Ft Wayne. His Blog Challenge brought a lot of new people into the "game".<BR/><BR/>That said, even though I've been at it longer and Nathan got more people involved, I don't believe anyone does a better job at local reporting on the blogs than Jeff. It is because of Jeff's dedication to local issues and politics that I decided to stay out of local politics for the most part this last election cycle.<BR/><BR/>Nathan is wrong about the use of blogs. A blog can be about whatever you want. If it makes people take the time to sit down and actually write something, be creative, then yes, writing about your dog can be a great thing.<BR/><BR/>There are no new rules - except the ones Nathan makes up for himself.Robert Rousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07029114161553100445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30564659.post-50697912288071003742007-12-23T00:19:00.000-05:002007-12-23T00:19:00.000-05:00Right On Phil.Right On Phil.J Q Taxpayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00524418780704474919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30564659.post-54221069988662534772007-12-22T23:33:00.000-05:002007-12-22T23:33:00.000-05:00Jeff,You summed up things up very nicely.Jeff,<BR/><BR/>You summed up things up very nicely.Eric Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16969117111005969501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30564659.post-27922360800904652232007-12-22T21:34:00.000-05:002007-12-22T21:34:00.000-05:00Dant,I think that you are not making a fair compar...Dant,<BR/><BR/>I think that you are not making a fair comparison here. It is a fact that Dan Turkette is more brash than many bloggers. And when you visit his site, you know what to expect. Likewise, Nathan Gotsch or any other blogger has the right to behave however they wish to on their own site. Each blogger sets the tone for his or her own site. To complain about this is silly. If you don't like it, just leave their site.<BR/><BR/>But the event at the library was different. Dan Turkette was an invited guest of Nathan's that night. If you don't like someone don't invite them to your party, rather than inviting them to your home as a guest just so you can insult them in front of all your other guests.<BR/><BR/>Nathan could have said "There are differences of style among the various blogs. Some of them are more brash than others. I think Dan Turkette's site offers an example of this brashness, and I don't particularly care for that style. Evidently though, because of his high traffic, others might disagree with me."<BR/><BR/>Nathan would have made the same point, but without the rudeness. His message would have changed from "You're wrong!" to "I think you're wrong.", and that subtle difference would have benefited everyone at the forum that night.<BR/><BR/>What Nathan did was rude, and if he fails to offer a public apology to Dan (on Dan's own site), I think he will have defined himself in the same manner in which he attempted to define Dan Turkette.Phil Marxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04372454786699413982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30564659.post-57375835629732067482007-12-22T19:15:00.000-05:002007-12-22T19:15:00.000-05:00It seems as if a lot of people (including Gotsch) ...It seems as if a lot of people (including Gotsch) have forgotten that blogging started with personal online "journals", diaries of everyday life and events put in textual form. Not all of us want to dedicate our blogs to specific idea but when it does come to plogs (political blogs), I think you summed it up when you said "there wouldn't be a good political blogosphere without good traditional media."<BR/><BR/>Joe Taylor<BR/>aTaylorMadeLife.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30564659.post-9099767419356258712007-12-22T16:32:00.000-05:002007-12-22T16:32:00.000-05:00I've never understood why Nathan Gotsch's opinion ...I've never understood why Nathan Gotsch's opinion on anything matters. Seems like sort of a self-important BS artist to me, but what do I know? I'm just a former blogger.Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14047216597505452161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30564659.post-87067311027795490642007-12-22T14:47:00.000-05:002007-12-22T14:47:00.000-05:00The event was soiled when Dan Turkette stormed out...The event was soiled when Dan Turkette stormed out of Nathan Gotsch's session. Turkette, who aligns himself with the GOP, frequently uses his blog to bash whomever he happens to find annoying. Therein lies the hypocrisy. <BR/><BR/>http://indianareason.blogspot.com/DanThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16587777488692597374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30564659.post-72390727569205064572007-12-22T14:46:00.000-05:002007-12-22T14:46:00.000-05:00I see that the first blog in Fort Wayne was create...I see that the first blog in Fort Wayne was created in 2005, according to the News-Sentinel.<BR/><BR/>I'd have to assume that there had to have been a blog or two in Fort Wayne before 2005. I even had a blog back in 2005 and I felt like I was late to the game.<BR/><BR/>Blogs help the news media -- I know I read more newspapers than I did in the past when the options were limited to whatever printed edition I had available. Instead of reading just one or two newspaper, the internet (and blogs pointing to newspapers) make it possible to read news from almost anyplace.<BR/><BR/>Newspapers need to figure out how to monetize their web outlets so that they can take advantage of traffic that visits their pages.<BR/><BR/>It also makes good economic sense for the traditional newspaper biz to try to figure out an electronic advertising model that works since newsprint is expensive and accounts for a great deal of the cost of running a newspaper.C. Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07373242280268570221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30564659.post-28047854210632907852007-12-22T13:32:00.000-05:002007-12-22T13:32:00.000-05:00Funny, Jeff, how you the Democratic populist and m...Funny, Jeff, how you the Democratic populist and me the liberal Democrat are both making the free market argument in the case of ideas. <BR/><BR/>Where are those free market Republicans when we need them?Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06969011308552996172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30564659.post-60285184416949724312007-12-22T12:16:00.000-05:002007-12-22T12:16:00.000-05:00Good post.Good post.scott spauldinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14151689235658742274noreply@blogger.com