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[MahxFahn]

Mark Cuban asks: Are you now or have you ever been a blogger?

Has anyone noticed that its impossible to trust a single word uttered about coaching changes, the draft, trades and even celebration parties these days ? Bloggers, sports websites and even the print media have gotten so desperate they seem to have come to the conclusion that fabricated stories, passed off as rumors, are a better way to drive traffic and create awareness of a website or blog than actual reporting.
Unfortunately, ESPN and local newspapers, radio and TV media have become the patsies of bloggers. If some random blogger reports that “he has heard that a trade of Joe for John is being discussed”, then the traditional media, as they have told me many times “is requested by their editor to run it down and see if its real”. Its almost like a sad joke. How do you make an ESPN reporter jump ? Make up something and put it on your blog. Somewhere a bunch of sports bloggers are playing a drinking game. Chug if the other guys made up trade rumor makes the ESPN crawl.
How to stop it ? ESPN.com puts up a page of blacklisted blogs and websites who’s posts they wont comment on or report on in any way. It will create a short term surge of traffic for those sites, but then they will go away as the proprietors of the sites realize that being discredited is not a good thing.

From the Mark Cuban Weblog

Well, I for one think it's a good idea. I know who I would recommend to be added to the list.

 

[O-town Gator]

From the Mark Cuban Weblog

Well, I for one think it's a good idea. I know who I would recommend to be added to the list.

Two I'd add to the blocked list: The Orlando "Slantinel", and Bleacher Report.

Add those jerks Mike Freeman and Dan Sileo to the list as well.

Good article, Mahx - maybe now ESPN will try and get a first-person account of any newsworthy stories instead of obtaining info from these cockamamie "sources".

 

[FLAGator]

Funny, Cuban blogged that.....

 

[MahxFahn]

That is funny in a way but he isn't reporting. The difference being that he is not a part of the media / reporters.

 

[O-town Gator]

Peter Kerasotis belongs on that list after writing this piece of crap: http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20090625/COLUMNISTS0306/906250325/1065

I'd love to tell this quasi-Zook apologist where to stick his drivel and his lame nonsense - oh, and he's one of the ones I'd send the deep-fried crow laced with Ex-Lax to (LMAO). Being a former Gator, this Mike Bianchi clone ought to be ashamed of himself.

(BTW, the gang over at EDSBS can't stand this jerk.)