[Husker] personal opinion

[Robert Christensen]

I appreciate your thoughts Mike.  I know its only my opinion when I get 
on the OWH.  It seems they have slide a long way from what they used to 
be.  To be somewhat fair, it might be that I am less tolerant and 
understanding of the drivel they print.

I do not classify the "opinion pieces" as journalism.  I also don't 
think a degree in journalism makes a good writer.  I have said the only 
one I see at OWH that appears to make any attempt at reporting is McCowan.

Just my opinion.

Bob in the sandhills.
On 11/23/2011 9:56 AM, Mike Nolan wrote:
>> Just FYI: a message board post is not an "article." An "article" is
>> something a member of the press writes based on research.
> Were ANY of the pieces written about why Penn State should cancel
> the Nebraska game 'articles' under such a strict definition, even if
> they appeared in the New York Times?
>
> For that matter, it isn't always easy to figure out what was written
> by accredited members of the media.
>
> The first question may be 'accredited by whom?'  I know of many colleges
> who now routinely issue media passes to people who write exclusively
> for the web, some of them for web sites not obviously tied in to a
> newspaper or other new-reporting entity.
>
> Not all of those being accredited have degrees in journalism, either.
>
> Is an opinion piece entitled to be called an article?
>
> Is something written by a columnist entitled to be called an article?
>
> Is a blog post an article?
>
> For all of the above, it might depend on who wrote it, or where it
> was found, neither of which may be inherently obvious clues as to
> its 'articleness'.
>
> Figuring out an appropriate citation for something found on the
> Internet isn't always easy, either.
> --
> Mike Nolan
>
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