Better standards for sportscasting in the blogoshpere.

I have just completed watching an HBO show called Costas Now. I just saw a heated discussion between a respected sports writer and a sports blogger. The writer was complaining about the deceitful and derogatory tones of blogs. The writer cited certain particular posts which identified a respectable sportscaster as a "Fuckface" and "rat's ass". Braylon Edwards of the Cleveland Browns also cited the blog posting pictures, send by an "independent reporter", of Matt Lienhart shooting bong at a house party. The blogger defended his website with the opinion that the old guard should ligten up and take some of the low brow material with better humor.

My opinion in the whole thing is thus. If the old guard and respectable journalists who have busted their backs through journalism school and the back offices of traditional broadcasting media needs a better standard from the still nascent blogosphere, then get in and change the media yourself. Its easy to play the blame game from the outside but here's a thought. How about the respected journalists trade a type-writer for a keyboard, a newspaper for a weblog, traditional media for the internet.

Maybe we will see better standards.

Always be the change you wish to see in this world --------- Mahatma Gandhi.