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There's a difference between class and integrity. Valleywag has no class what so ever. It's sleazy and happily so. However they do have integrity. Paul Bout
by brandnewlow 18y ago
There's a difference between class and integrity.
Valleywag has no class what so ever. It's sleazy and happily so.
However they do have integrity. Paul Boutin's a real journalist. They, and I'd argue most of the Gawker writers, bring an outsiders view of the world to their coverage that's sorely lacking in a lot of the news. Deadspin's the same story. It's sleazy, low-grade and base. However they are honest and very serious about their facts.
What you choose to cover makes you "classy" or not. That's a genre.
How you cover it shows whether or not you've got integrity.
- brandnewlow 18y agoAlso, while I admire what Arrington has done with TC to no end. I have to point out that whenever you question his journalistic integrity, his response is to duck the question and say he's not a journalist, he's a blogger. Meh.
- brandnewlow 18y agoSurprised no one called me out on this.
- staunch 18y agoYeah. I was wondering if you were serious or just playing devil's advocate. Apparently at least 16 people thought your semantic swordsmanship passed for a real defense :-)
- brandnewlow 18y agoWell I was serious. I've no way of knowing exactly how many times VWag burned people, but they're at least going after people in a way that few are. Like I said, its sleazy and low, but they're going after people, not puffing up their buddies projects and shrugging their shoulders when people complain.
- staunch 18y agoI think it's pretty obvious that they both lack integrity (in the complete sense of the word).
- kragen 18y agoWhen Valleywag (Owen) published an unsubstantiated rumor that Matt Mullenweg was cheating on Glenda, that wasn't lack of class. That was malicious disregard for the truth, unless Owen knew it was false, in which case it was outright lying. Integrity excludes malicious disregard for the truth.