Comments on: The Simpsons take on the ‘death of print journalism’ http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/editors/2008/01/08/simpsons-take-on-the-death-of-print-journalism/ Online journalism news Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:39:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Robert Andrews http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/editors/2008/01/08/simpsons-take-on-the-death-of-print-journalism/comment-page-1/#comment-1957 Robert Andrews Tue, 08 Jan 2008 12:11:20 +0000 http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/editors/2008/01/08/simpsons-take-on-the-death-of-print-journalism/#comment-1957 Oh, Homer's been ruminating on citizen journalism for a long while now. From a 2004 episode in which the townsfolk all start publishing microlocal pamphlets: "See Lisa, instead of one big-shot controlling all the media, now there’s a thousand freaks Xeroxing their worthless opinions." (http://www.robertandrews.co.uk/2004/12/16/homer-knows-the-frivolity-of-publishing-democracy/). Brilliant! Similarly... <a href="http://www.theonion.com/content/video/poll_bullshit_is_most_important?utm_source=embedded_video" rel="nofollow">Poll: Bullshit Is Most Important Issue For 2008 Voters</a> (http://www.theonion.com/content/video/poll_bullshit_is_most_important) Oh, Homer’s been ruminating on citizen journalism for a long while now. From a 2004 episode in which the townsfolk all start publishing microlocal pamphlets: “See Lisa, instead of one big-shot controlling all the media, now there’s a thousand freaks Xeroxing their worthless opinions.” (http://www.robertandrews.co.uk/2004/12/16/homer-knows-the-frivolity-of-publishing-democracy/). Brilliant!

Similarly…

Poll: Bullshit Is Most Important Issue For 2008 Voters

(http://www.theonion.com/content/video/poll_bullshit_is_most_important)

]]> By: Andy http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/editors/2008/01/08/simpsons-take-on-the-death-of-print-journalism/comment-page-1/#comment-1956 Andy Tue, 08 Jan 2008 11:21:18 +0000 http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/editors/2008/01/08/simpsons-take-on-the-death-of-print-journalism/#comment-1956 Or will the new found kudos of getting a mention on the Simpsons, be the start of a new wave of print success. Or will the new found kudos of getting a mention on the Simpsons, be the start of a new wave of print success.

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