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April 22, 2009
Perez Hilton Blowback and a Pulitzer Snub
I don't watch beauty pageants. I do blog. I don't read gossip sites. I do believe journalism is being recreated at present. Perez Hilton is not helping the cause.
I guess I shouldn't care about what a small-minded writer who spews out gossip columns is writing/saying, despite his enormous reach. But the backlash over Hilton's innane comments regarding Miss California's stance on same-sex marriage is not helping to portray bloggers as intelligent, rational beings. And yes, this storm will pass and no one will remember Hilton, Miss California or any of the silly, name-calling details.
But it is interesting to me that I am offended by Hilton's action. Like a Band of Brothers, I refer to myself as a blogger and am loath to be tarred by silliness of this type. I treat my writing seriously and find the coverage of the event trivializes the work of many people who do hard work in this medium. Which is why I also remain offended by the Pulitzer commitee's begrudging acceptance of online media and their continued reticence to acknowledge the standards for research and journalistic integrity are just as high for some bloggers as they are for a print journalist.
In the end, these are all trivial events on a road to a new place, but the annoying bumps in the road don't have to be enjoyable...
Posted by jcioban at April 22, 2009 1:06 PM
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