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April 02, 2009

When The Web Discussion Works

The Wall Street Journal did a story today - behind the pay wall - about Hollywood squeezing above-the-title movie actors in light of the current economic system.

My first reactions were that there was limited insight into how the various deal really work... and that we see this story every couple of years, hyped by most major media, before they realize that the story was grossly overstated by someone interested in hyping their situation... like the agents involved in Used Guys who turned what is now, clearly, a smart choice by Fox, into a nasty and seemingly reckless attack on talent by Fox.

But before I started writing up something on the issue, there were Gabriel Snyder, now at Gawker, and Kim Masters, now freelancing with The Daily Beast, essentially annotating and correcting the Journal story.

Of course, I feel like both of these stories have some issues as well.

But I don't feel like slicing into those details right now. I am just pleased to see others doing the heavy lifting of not only taking on Traditional Media pieces, but doing it with the kind of detail that I have tried to bring to my analysis for a long time now.

It's nothing personal. We are all on a search for the facts and how they lead to some kind of truth. And even at Gawker and even at The Daily Beast, both web-only businesses laden with a lot of gossip, actual facts and smart analysis does emerge. And I am pleased.

Posted by dpoland at April 2, 2009 10:15 PM

Comments

Absolutely agree with you regarding online commentary. Too often all web writers/publications are lumped together as gossip mongers and snark factories. While there's plenty (too many?) of those there's also a lot of thoughtful, insightful and interesting writing going on. Need to hear more of that.

Posted by: CThilk [TypeKey Profile Page] at April 3, 2009 05:27 AM

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