tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post2850573050780161007..comments2024-03-28T20:13:21.900-06:00Comments on The Blog Fodder: Truth and LiesThe Blog Fodderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-28084808900168546262010-07-30T12:01:10.202-06:002010-07-30T12:01:10.202-06:00Some of us are just agreeing with you, BF, in deta...Some of us are just agreeing with you, BF, in detail. <br /><br />Mind you, Bears have small tails; just don't try to de-tail us!Rob-bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171692478879522588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-33828244928101795872010-07-30T11:20:27.450-06:002010-07-30T11:20:27.450-06:00MCM, thank you for your compliment and thank you f...MCM, thank you for your compliment and thank you for reading my blog today. I have no idea where Dana and Rob-Bear are coming from with lectures on how to write news stories. At least you and PN understood what I wrote. Guess I need lessons in clarity.The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-45630220855621473562010-07-30T06:38:15.372-06:002010-07-30T06:38:15.372-06:00I would ask why and who do we blame for this "...I would ask why and who do we blame for this "short attention span"? Certainly the news or any other "factual" based piece would fall on deaf ears and blind eyes if it did not have a good lead in. And being concise would certainly help in reader/listner/viewer retention. Maybe it's just me but there seems to be an inverse relationship between humanity's willingness MRMacrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01414173517957120477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-80853975030478442192010-07-29T23:39:43.040-06:002010-07-29T23:39:43.040-06:00Good point, Dana: "You have to lead with what...Good point, Dana: "You have to lead with what will grab the reader's attention, then shut the hell up before he loses his concentration." Sad, but true. People have relatively short attention spans.<br /><br />More distressing, however is yours, BF: "Knowledge requires a response but most people don't know how to respond or are powerless to respond." I fear most peopleRob-bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171692478879522588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-85802100062636091682010-07-29T23:01:39.575-06:002010-07-29T23:01:39.575-06:00The questions are to be answered mentally by you t...The questions are to be answered mentally by you the reader from your own awareness, not in the story itself.<br /><br />E.g if it is official government position, it is likely a lie.<br /><br />Knowledge requires a response but most people don't know how to respond or are powerless to respond.The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-81857556044623506052010-07-29T22:55:26.440-06:002010-07-29T22:55:26.440-06:00I think the commenter above me has all the answers...I think the commenter above me has all the answers.....Honey, it's like the bible....you just can't believe everything you read even when your questions are being answered. Everyone speaks from their own perspective and the devil's in the details. As for Bear's comment, you have to lead with what will grab the reader's attention, then shut the hell up before he loses his Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-79221329599074443542010-07-29T16:31:10.360-06:002010-07-29T16:31:10.360-06:00you can apply those questions to a lot of things- ...you can apply those questions to a lot of things- but do you always want to know?<br />sometimes knowledge requires response.prairie nymphnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-60263175166202680612010-07-29T16:25:30.798-06:002010-07-29T16:25:30.798-06:00Too many questions to answer all at once.
But, a...Too many questions to answer all at once. <br /><br />But, as a journalist, I'd say that they are all excellent questions. Problem is most people don't want to be bothered hearing or reading that much information. Plus answering those questions would take a repoter way too long to write a story (from the editor's position). <br /><br />In commercial radio, a story (OK, a long story) Rob-bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171692478879522588noreply@blogger.com