Comments on: Blogs threaten free speech: Missouri Newspaper

By: Robert Eggleton

Robert Eggleton — Thu, 11 Aug 2005 05:42:10 +0000

Interesting topic and comments. I’ve written an essay I’m trying to get published in a science fiction magazine entitled:

“I met god in cyberspace

the self-promotional adventures of an aspiring author — fre speech and the internet”

It is a satiracal essay about my experiences promoting my first novel, “Rarity from the Hollow” (please see: http://www.fatcatpress.com) on the internet.

Whle I agree with each comment above, interactive web sites, such as blogs, forums, chat room, etc., are far from guilt-free with respect to protection of the First Amendment. There is a wide diversity of censorship and infringement within the internet community — some practices are offensive. I wanted to provide an additional view on topic. Thanks.

Robert Eggleton

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By: J. Clifford

J. Clifford — Wed, 27 Jul 2005 01:43:23 +0000

Brilliant twists of pseudologic in this one! So according to this writer, the freedom of speech expressed by bloggers threatens the freedom of the press used by newspapers, but somehow that freedom of the press is for everybody, not just newspapers, although when people who don’t work for newspapers actually use that freedom, it’s very very bad.

Ah, I see it now. We bloggers should all just be quiet again and let the newspapers have freedom of speech and press for us. Right.

They’re forgetting the proud history of Thomas Paine, America’s first blogger. Didn’t write in a newspaper, that guy, did he?

By: John Mudd

John Mudd — Tue, 26 Jul 2005 16:45:29 +0000

I have an article coming out in REALTOR Magazine in September. It’s an article they asked me to write. Stuff like that, and bloggers getting book deals, make some newspapers a bit wary of us. But some newspapers appreciate us because we give them story ideas to further pursue, and we do it without calling them or spamming them, which they like.

Sounds to me like the Missouri Valley Times needs someone to help them reach a certain demographic they’d like to reach, but have not been successful in reaching. Hey guys, ever think of hiring a blogger?

Just a thought. Cheers.

By: John

John — Tue, 26 Jul 2005 13:55:20 +0000

The one valid point they seem to make is I don’t believe there has yet been a libel case against a blogger. When that happens…it will give some bloggers pause. Most do treat facts with the same care as journalists from major newspapers, but others treat them with the same respect as the Weekly World News.

By: John (SYNTAGMA)

John (SYNTAGMA) — Tue, 26 Jul 2005 08:31:09 +0000

Freedom is always great until it steps on someone’s toes, and then that same freedom becomes “a threat to free speech”. The fact is that some people don’t like freedom unless it goes their way. We all get a little fed up sometimes ~ like the trackback porn I’m getting on my blog right now ~ but the alternative doesn’t really bear thinking about.

By: Cellounge Admin (Shane)

Cellounge Admin (Shane) — Tue, 26 Jul 2005 04:28:23 +0000

Is this article for real, to me blogging means that freedom of speech and freedom of the press are alive and well. I predict that blogging may open up the doors for more free thought, even in countries like China. People are always scared at what they don’t understand. Something tells me that this article in the Missouri Valley Times Newspaper was written just to get people talking like us.