Comments on: Sometimes the news can’t wait http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/06/23/sometimes-the-news-cant-wait/ ... at the intersection of media, technology, business and the web Mon, 22 Mar 2010 19:57:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Wikipedia entry scoops NBC; NBC not happy | Prodigeek http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/06/23/sometimes-the-news-cant-wait/comment-page-1/#comment-338496 Wikipedia entry scoops NBC; NBC not happy | Prodigeek Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:34:45 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=2506#comment-338496 [...] Mathew Ingram writes “The lesson is that as long as there is news, people will try to share it. (Note: The NYT [...] [...] Mathew Ingram writes “The lesson is that as long as there is news, people will try to share it. (Note: The NYT [...]

]]> By: Can The News Be Held Back? http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/06/23/sometimes-the-news-cant-wait/comment-page-1/#comment-338487 Can The News Be Held Back? Tue, 24 Jun 2008 02:29:39 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=2506#comment-338487 [...] to interact with news these days. Still, it does raise some ethical questions. As Mathew Ingram asks: Was the person who changed the Wikipedia page committing an act of journalism, or divulging [...] [...] to interact with news these days. Still, it does raise some ethical questions. As Mathew Ingram asks: Was the person who changed the Wikipedia page committing an act of journalism, or divulging [...]

]]> By: mathewi http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/06/23/sometimes-the-news-cant-wait/comment-page-1/#comment-374469 mathewi Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:22:04 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=2506#comment-374469 I suppose that's true, Rick -- except that if something close to<br>journalism is involved, there might be more protection for the person<br>who got fired for doing it, as opposed to if he was just engaging in<br>21st-century social interaction. I suppose that's true, Rick — except that if something close to
journalism is involved, there might be more protection for the person
who got fired for doing it, as opposed to if he was just engaging in
21st-century social interaction.

]]> By: mathewi http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/06/23/sometimes-the-news-cant-wait/comment-page-1/#comment-340996 mathewi Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:22:04 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=2506#comment-340996 I suppose that's true, Rick -- except that if something close to<br>journalism is involved, there might be more protection for the person<br>who got fired for doing it, as opposed to if he was just engaging in<br>21st-century social interaction. I suppose that's true, Rick — except that if something close to
journalism is involved, there might be more protection for the person
who got fired for doing it, as opposed to if he was just engaging in
21st-century social interaction.

]]> By: Rick http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/06/23/sometimes-the-news-cant-wait/comment-page-1/#comment-340995 Rick Mon, 23 Jun 2008 08:33:48 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=2506#comment-340995 "Was the person who changed the Wikipedia page committing an act of journalism, or divulging privileged information?"<br><br>How about neither? As far as I can tell, this person was simply engaging in normal 21st century social interaction. Using terms like "publishing", "journalism" and "news" just obscures the simple reality of it. “Was the person who changed the Wikipedia page committing an act of journalism, or divulging privileged information?”

How about neither? As far as I can tell, this person was simply engaging in normal 21st century social interaction. Using terms like “publishing”, “journalism” and “news” just obscures the simple reality of it.

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