Slog - Comments on Belated Blogging, Part II http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/belated_blogging_part_ii There's a bunch of crap on my desk, including the arts section from the April 2 issue of New York Times. On the cover of the section is the headline "Like the Candidates, TV's Political Pundits Show Signs of Diversity," and under that headline an arrangement of photos of Donna Brazile (on CNN), Michelle Bernard (on MSNBC), Alex Castellanos (on CNN), Rachel Maddow (on MSNBC), Amy Holmes (on CNN), and a panel of four male CNN political commentators (Paul Begala, Jamal Simmons, Roland S. Martin, and Bill Bennett). This has been sitting on my desk for a week and a... Copyright 2008 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:30:58 -0800 Sat, 12 Apr 2008 22:33:13 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by supergp The angle you were looking for is the part where it refers to "Michelle Malkin" as a "journalist" instead of a "clown".

]]> supergp http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/belated_blogging_part_ii#c996693 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/belated_blogging_part_ii#c996693 2008 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:44:55 -0800 Comment by Christopher Frizzelle's Substantial Endowment I'll tell you what's on MSNBC...a substantial endowment!!!

]]> Christopher Frizzelle's Substantial Endowment http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/belated_blogging_part_ii#c996708 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/belated_blogging_part_ii#c996708 2008 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:58:11 -0800 Comment by vooodooo84 The only reason to highlight the race or gender of someone in an article like that is because in print most white males would simply assume it was a white male unless the name were distinctive.

It has become customary when citing law review articles to write the entire name of the author instead of just the first name simply because people were assuming that all the authors were male.

]]> vooodooo84 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/belated_blogging_part_ii#c996723 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/belated_blogging_part_ii#c996723 2008 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:13:03 -0800 Comment by White Straight Male Great idea! From now on, all Slog posters have to identify their ethnicity, sexual orientation, and gender on every post. Otherwise, how else would we know whether to take them seriously or not.

]]> White Straight Male http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/belated_blogging_part_ii#c996738 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/belated_blogging_part_ii#c996738 2008 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:29:06 -0800 Comment by Christopher Frizzelle's Substantial Endowment @4: and they have to confess they have...a substantial endowment!!!

]]> Christopher Frizzelle's Substantial Endowment http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/belated_blogging_part_ii#c996739 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/belated_blogging_part_ii#c996739 2008 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:31:57 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle @1 - I think you meant "combat-avoiding unpatriotic Traitor who wants America to be in debt for one hundred years due to her own personal Greed and hatred of our shared American values of Truth, Justice, and the American Middle Class way of life".

Otherwise, spot on.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/belated_blogging_part_ii#c996782 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/belated_blogging_part_ii#c996782 2008 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 20:20:37 -0800 Comment by unPC call off the PC police.

This season MSNBC is clearly making a special effort to not have only male white guys and is bringing on chicks and blacks, too. Even black chicks.

What we're too cool to give them a tiny ounce of credit, they are lame whatever they do, now they're trying tooooo hard.....ohmygod someone is writing about it.....ohmygood they labelled people!!!! call the PC police!! How can we be superior if a dumb channel like MSNBC is taking some small steps towards doing something...kinda good??

got it. it would be far, far better if they reverted to having 90% only white males.

]]> unPC http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/belated_blogging_part_ii#c996808 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/belated_blogging_part_ii#c996808 2008 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 21:54:36 -0800 Comment by PopTart I prefer my salad pundit free because otherwise it gives me gas.

]]> PopTart http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/belated_blogging_part_ii#c996811 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/belated_blogging_part_ii#c996811 2008 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:18:11 -0800 Comment by KeeKee PC has nothing to do with this. Somebody sounds a tad paranoid. Is it really progress, if you constantly have to point out out someone's skin color or ethnicity? Don' think so.

]]> KeeKee http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/belated_blogging_part_ii#c996818 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/belated_blogging_part_ii#c996818 2008 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:37:43 -0800 Comment by ellarosa 9, yes. it's a necessary step along the way. it will look silly and dated in twenty years, just like "a woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle." but it actually is progress. always lots of quibbling on slog of this nature i've noticed.

]]> ellarosa http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/belated_blogging_part_ii#c996928 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/belated_blogging_part_ii#c996928 2008 Sat, 12 Apr 2008 12:04:37 -0800 Comment by Blacksheep This is a pretty typical journalistic convention, that if it is an article about race in society or some aspect of such, they highlight the race of the speakers. I see it all the time. It isn't just done for no reason, just if relevant to the content of the story. Since it is an article about diversity in punditry, it is clearly relevant.

As a journalist, how does that not make sense to you?

]]> Blacksheep http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/belated_blogging_part_ii#c997033 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/belated_blogging_part_ii#c997033 2008 Sat, 12 Apr 2008 22:33:13 -0800