grodscorp@grods.comJust leave Brad Worrall alone!!!1!
 | Posted by Scott on Saturday 14 June 2008, 4:39 pm Categories: Blogosphere, Media Tags: Tags: BorderMail, BradWorrall, DaveFromAlbury, JournalisticEthics, RayDixon |
Ray Dixon, Dave From Albury and Albury Wodonga Online have been following the story of a pissy little journalist (sic) named Bradd Worrall, from a pissy little regional newspaper (sic) called the Border Mail, who threw a tanty in his column about bloggers who dare criticise the mainstream media, accusing them of being insignificant peddlers of gossip and having no journalistic ethics. Basically, this Worrall fella is a bit grumpy because his authority as a press release re-writer for the local rag is being rapidly undermined by local bloggers who aid information flow and add a much needed critical view to affairs in the region.
Here’s the original column by Worrall, courtesy of Ray Dixon.
All bloggers blog in silhouette
So there’s been a bit of chatter amongst the blogs targeted by Worrall during the past week but nothing too serious or nasty, and what does Worrall do? He cries “CYBER BULLYING”!!!!1!
The sub editor should be ashamed of that headlameline and the lack of a comma after “OK”
Ray Dixon’s not impressed with being slapped with such labels.
Look Brad, as I told you last week, there are only four well known local blogs (this one included) and not one of those deserved the verbal spray (or “opinion”, as you put it) that you gave them. Sure, as your paper has previously pointed out, Borderline might have ‘crossed the line’ but hang on, Borderline is NOT a blog per se. If Borderline is what you are talking about then please say so … and please apologise to Jack, Dave, Greg & yours truly - Ray Dixon.
And Ray hints at some juicy revelations to come.
Anyway, I’ve noted Brad’s claim in last week’s paper that “Most (local bloggers) have few, if any, clues about journalistic ethics” and I’ve got a nice (rather large) example of Mr Worrall’s understanding of “journalistic ethics” relating to his failure to attribute his source on a major story, and I’ll share it with you early next week. Stay tuned.
Sweeeeeeet. I smell a pwning coming on.
