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Bloggers: Punch Harder!

July 19, 2009 by Thord Daniel Hedengren

Ryan Tate has the best post intro so far this year in the latest edition of Gawker-playing-Valleywag:

Remember when blogs were going to be fiercely independent firebrands who, purified of old media insidery stench, would pull no punches against traditional power structures? So much for that. Today’s laptop media is shaping up to be nothing but lapdogs.

The post is really about TechCrunch releasing those Twitter documents, and the rings on the water. I don’t care about that, old news, and really a lot of noise for typical journalistic behavior.

Yes, that’s right. Michael Arrington did what thousands have done before him, but on a blog rather than in a newspaper. So who cares? [Read more…]

Filed Under: Editorial Tagged With: Gawker, Journalism, Michael Arrington, Ryan Tate, TechCrunch, Valleywag

Owen Thomas Leaves Valleywag

May 2, 2009 by Thord Daniel Hedengren

I’m reading that Valleywag ring leader Owen Thomas is leaving the site, which is really nothing more than a column on Gawker these days, to work at NBC. Ryan Tate, the now former night editor, is taking Thomas’ place, and Duncan Riley thinks he’ll do OK. Best of luck to everyone involved.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Duncan Riley, Gawker, Gawker Media, Owen Thomas, Ryan Tate, Valleywag

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