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ABC's The Note, respected (at least by me) for being one of the only mainstream, big media, blog-like projects out there, missed the boat in a big way today. They write:
Imagine if there were a Web site where, at a glance, you could find out what was going on right that minute in the world of politics -- anytime.A Web page for political insiders and those who like to watch them.
Their presumption, obnoxiousness, and arrogance (the distinction between the three is slight, but all necessary here) is amazing. What about Atrios, Matt, Kevin, Andrew, Josh, Glenn, Kos, the Wonkette, NatRev's the Corner, TNR's &c., and others?
They call "Noted Now," the "next generation in Internet political news." Sorry, folks, but it's actually the last generation, an idea that came to fuition through the work of people like Andrew and the impact of people like Josh -- not a new idea from ABC. [UPDATE: Wonkette agrees.]
The arrogance continues:
A site that would track all the latest print, cable, and broadcast media, plus provide the kind of original reporting you have come to expect from The Note, and the earliest heads-up possible from the campaigns and interest groups about what they were getting ready to launch.Imagine the site had eye-catching headlines and short items with all the latest stuff -- and links to more information.
OK, now I'm even more confused. I get this everyday from many sources on the Internet. Hell, even the MSNBC and NYTimes sites update regularly. How is this so "next generation"?
Then, we get the true reason for this redundant venture masked as something new:
And imagine it had the sensibility, connections, and humor of The Note -- and the journalistic reputation and resources of ABC News.
Ahhhhh, this is to be the credible blog. If they want to jump on board, give credit where credit is due. Don't act like this is something new and cutting-edge. I am disappointed in their complete dismissal of all that is already out there. Perhaps they can -- with their resources -- supplement the blogosphere's current political coverage, but they are simply an addition to the existing framework.
If you go to Noted Now, it's not even anything all that impressive. Let's get some times in their, folks, so we know when these BREAKING news posts went up. Also, what about permalinks so the word about your DEVELOPING stories can spread throughout the blogosphere. Anyway, the entries are short -- albeit interesting -- blips and nothing more yet.
This doesn't seem to be anything more than what is already happening all over the blogosphere, although from reading The Note today you'd never know there was an Internet until today. In fact, the only media to which The Note refers as competitors for breaking news is when they call Noted Now "a one-stop shopping place to go to get all the information on the election -- faster than the AP (Sorry, Fournier.), more colorful than cable, and more direct than calling Howard Fineman."
It's not us folks at De Novo, but ABC really should give credit to the people out their who created this reality in which the Web is the place to be for breaking news in politics and law.
April 7, 2004 11:15 AM | TrackBackGreat post, Chris.
Posted by: Jeremy at April 7, 2004 11:26 AMDitto.
Posted by: Fool at April 7, 2004 04:01 PMWorse, their "Noted Now" is perhaps the most worthless excuse for a news site I've seen in quite some time. It offers few links and the little worthwhile news. I can affirmatively say that I won't be visiting it on a regular basis, if at all.
Posted by: Joshua Claybourn at April 7, 2004 07:08 PMChris, I think you're being horribly unfair by comparison to the bloggers you list:
And imagine it had the sensibility, connections, and humor of The Note -- and the journalistic reputation and resources of ABC News.
However bad I think Atrios is, however erratic the Corner, or how outrageous Kos, I'd never accuse any of them as being as bad as ABC News. ;) Obviously Abcnews.go was trying not to aggrandize itself by association with them.
Getting my tongue out of my cheek, it's not even done well. Most of the "latest breaking political news" stories have no links, and what links there are beneath those just go elsewhere in the site. This is awful...
Posted by: A. Rickey at April 7, 2004 09:23 PM