I get a very similar feeling with techcrunch, it is as if techcrunch is the tabloid of the upcoming web culture. Rather than real journalism it is often lacking in value but techcrunch thinks it can make up for that by being first without verifying sources or even thinking about the content they are producing.
without verifying sources or even thinking about the content they are producing.
That's why I dislike Arrington. Because he heads a culture where cramming the news out the door is more important than taking reasonable steps [1] to ensure it is accurate.
There is a reason print media doesn't do that much any more! Because eventually you print a lie that does someone (or a company) serious untold damage.
In my mind the Last.fm debacle was a prime example of TC coming very close to crossing that line.
[1] that's important, no one would ever get a scoop if we needed verification signed in triplicate and investigated by a neutral third party :D
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I get a very similar feeling with techcrunch, it is as if techcrunch is the tabloid of the upcoming web culture. Rather than real journalism it is often lacking in value but techcrunch thinks it can make up for that by being first without verifying sources or even thinking about the content they are producing.
without verifying sources or even thinking about the content they are producing.
That's why I dislike Arrington. Because he heads a culture where cramming the news out the door is more important than taking reasonable steps [1] to ensure it is accurate.
There is a reason print media doesn't do that much any more! Because eventually you print a lie that does someone (or a company) serious untold damage.
In my mind the Last.fm debacle was a prime example of TC coming very close to crossing that line.
[1] that's important, no one would ever get a scoop if we needed verification signed in triplicate and investigated by a neutral third party :D