If you can’t beat them…..
Randall Beck concedes defeat on blogs.
With a near monopoly as the state’s only paper of record, the Argus Leader was unused to criticism. Much of that criticism was well deserved, and when the attacks from local blogs were picked up by national bloggers (and then began appearing in such national publications as the Wall Street Journal and National Review), the paper reacted badly, snarling, as Lauck remarks, that blogs are “places where the views of the ‘pinheaded’ on the ‘political fringes’ with ‘nutty opinions’ can ’spew forth.’” Indeed, the Argus Leader’s editor added, “If Hitler were alive today, he’d have his own blog.”
– From Daschle V. Thune, Jon Lauck
In our electronic age, when anybody with an Internet connection and an ax to grind can distribute baloney disguised as news, a good newspaper with high ethical standards plays a critically important role in any community or state.
- October 16, 2005- Randall Beck, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, on Bloggers.
February 20, 2008: The New Argus Leader Beta (click on the image to enlarge)
Ahem…. Do my eyes deceive me, or is that Argus Executive Editor Randall Beck writing…. a blog, of all things?
While I was not on the front lines during the early battles between the Argus and bloggers, with Beck himself now writing a blog, does that mean “we won,” since he’s finally conceded defeat himself?
And I am writing this in my pajamas.
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Comments
Interesting, but I doubt that Randell Beck will admit defeat. He’s gotten pretty used to living in it everytday.
Randell Beck is to Blogs” as Vanilla Ice is to Rap.
Peter Principle, meet Randell Beck…
Beck became nationally famous for comparing bloggers to HITLER…and now he has one. I’d say you’ve won
Yet another good reason to not read the argus or visit their website. Thanks Randall for your contribution.
World, this is 1.
I should have clarified my props to PP about killing Blogmore had nothing to do with his literary skills. PP killed Blogmore just by existing, and running such a fine website. Blogmore imploded, what….a year ago? On it’s own volition. It’s dead. Meaningless. Woster alone cannot even bear it. He probably quivers in dread even now. Shut it down.
‘Randell Beck is a dork!’
That’s the nicest thing I think I have ever heard someone call him.
Pat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You have now not only crushed and humiliated the reporting staff of the RCJ and made all the good ones (except Denise) quite, but now you have brought the evil Argus Liar to its knees!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You are DA MAN.
(not in that bad way)