Comments on: Where’d all the fisking go?

By: The Everlasting Phelps

The Everlasting Phelps — Tue, 26 Jul 2005 19:41:01 +0000

NYC on GUNS
Well, SaysUncle was bitching that no one fisks anymore. He sowed the wind, you guys can enjoy the storm. Some New York Daily News Asshats penned this gem. The gun-huggers at the National Rifle Association will not be holding their…

By: Phelps

Phelps — Tue, 12 Jul 2005 22:41:23 +0000

Yeah, I haven’t done a fisking in a while since I am reading less news on its own. Everyone that is going to be convinced that the MSM is FOS is already convinced, and the rest are never going to be convinced.

By: cube

cube — Mon, 11 Jul 2005 14:40:21 +0000

I really only use fisking as a blogging method when i need to build up my ego.

cube

By: John of Argghhh!

John of Argghhh! — Sun, 10 Jul 2005 15:57:10 +0000

Well, even though Jon is probably right, at Castle Argghhh! we still tilt at windmills! In this case, Tom Oliphant, because Dusty opened his yap on Hewitt's show.

By: _Jon

_Jon — Sun, 10 Jul 2005 07:02:15 +0000

My opinion is that we’ve realized that it doesn’t make a difference. We all know the articles are crap. Pointing out the color and consistency of the crap doesn’t add anything.

The MSM rarely provides corrections, replies, or references.

It’s kinda like wrestling with the pig in your own back yard – no one appreciates how hard it is, and it don’t change nothin’.

By: TriggerFinger

TriggerFinger — Sun, 10 Jul 2005 02:22:45 +0000

Actually, I rather think that people are fisking less because they are writing more original content. At least that’s what’s going on for me.

By: gunner

gunner — Sun, 10 Jul 2005 01:56:13 +0000

Now that people here are learning how biased the MSM is and how to read their drivel it is not as needed as it was.

By: Steven Couch

Steven Couch — Sat, 09 Jul 2005 21:25:26 +0000

Not exactly a fisking, but I hope this helps.

By: KG

KG — Sat, 09 Jul 2005 21:15:53 +0000

Tough to say… I think it’s partly bordom and partly that fisking takes longer than a regular post… that said, I still break it out everyonce in a while, did one of the LAT editorial page the other day (I know, easy target, but they went after surfers and capitalists at the same time)

By: Xrlq

Xrlq — Sat, 09 Jul 2005 19:59:42 +0000

Here’s a mini-fisking of … Robert Fisk.

By: d

Sat, 09 Jul 2005 17:25:33 +0000

I think many people have become so cynical (as opposed to skeptical) that they don’t even bother anymore.

Also, the problem is that there are so many narrowcast media forms now, that people are further drawn to programs that re-enforce their own beliefs. ie: evangelical news reporting that Terry Schiavo gasped “I want to live!” [CJR]

It’s great to see all kinds of new media, but it’ll come back and bite us in the ass I suspect….

By: SayUncle : What media bias?

SayUncle : What media bias? — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 +0000

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