Bakersfield Californian versus ABC 23, is this round one? - By N.L. Belardes
Steve Swenson at the Bakersfield Californian launched a minor blog battle today between the Californian and ABC 23 over an interview with Vincent Brothers' daughter.
I thought it was kind of silly to write ABC TV was out of the "ballpark of the truth". This comes just a week or so after one Californian article I read had innacuracies and misquotes. Truth is, inaccuracies happen in media.
I think what really happened was a marketing ploy on Swenson's part via blogging to gain just a little more traffic to their Brothers' articles to keep them high in the search rankings.
Is it all really about self promotion and would I have done the same? You decide...
Read on in Swenson's article, "Why doesn't Channel 23 read the newspaper?".
I thought it was kind of silly to write ABC TV was out of the "ballpark of the truth". This comes just a week or so after one Californian article I read had innacuracies and misquotes. Truth is, inaccuracies happen in media.
I think what really happened was a marketing ploy on Swenson's part via blogging to gain just a little more traffic to their Brothers' articles to keep them high in the search rankings.
Is it all really about self promotion and would I have done the same? You decide...
Read on in Swenson's article, "Why doesn't Channel 23 read the newspaper?".
Labels: ABC 23, Bakersfield Californian, Bakersfield news, Steve Swenson, Vincent Brothers
This entry was posted by N.L. Belardes, on
Monday, July 09, 2007.
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Congratulations, Nick, on your job with Channel 23.
I'm really not trying to start a war. This is one of those editor-suggested blogs.
I was trying to be light hearted, not mean spirited.
I appreciate you correcting the message.
Thanks Steve for the kind words. I was being light-hearted on your blog post too.
On this blog, you know me. I have to be a little controversial with my silly headlines.
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