How online journalists get ensnared by spinning webs

jmke · 13th December 2004, 10:18

Be in it for the long haul. There is so much competition when it comes to hardware sites that many writers will sell their soul, presuming they have one, to get an exclusive. In the short run, the exclusive may boost your traffic and create something of a buzz. In the long term, there are two possible outcomes. Firstly, the exclusive story you wrote was bang on the nail and you look brilliant. The alternate is that the exclusive was fed to you to get good coverage where none should have really existed. This can lead to you looking stupid when everyone else comes to a different conclusion.

http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=20153

13th December 2004, 10:18	#1
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,021	How online journalists get ensnared by spinning webs Be in it for the long haul. There is so much competition when it comes to hardware sites that many writers will sell their soul, presuming they have one, to get an exclusive. In the short run, the exclusive may boost your traffic and create something of a buzz. In the long term, there are two possible outcomes. Firstly, the exclusive story you wrote was bang on the nail and you look brilliant. The alternate is that the exclusive was fed to you to get good coverage where none should have really existed. This can lead to you looking stupid when everyone else comes to a different conclusion. http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=20153 __________________

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