Comments on: Will the Chris Matthews Boycott Work? http://www.ideagrove.com/blog/2006/01/will-the-chris-matthews-boycott-work.html The Idea Grove is a full-service agency specializing in public relations, marketing and Web design. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:07:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: SB http://www.ideagrove.com/blog/2006/01/will-the-chris-matthews-boycott-work.html/comment-page-1#comment-711 SB Mon, 30 Jan 2006 08:36:00 +0000 http://www.ideagrove.com/weblog/?p=610#comment-711 Here's the AJR piece I <a HREF="http://ajr.org/Article.asp?id=4036" REL="nofollow">referenced</a>. Here’s the AJR piece I referenced.

]]> By: SB http://www.ideagrove.com/blog/2006/01/will-the-chris-matthews-boycott-work.html/comment-page-1#comment-710 SB Mon, 30 Jan 2006 08:32:00 +0000 http://www.ideagrove.com/weblog/?p=610#comment-710 Wow, that IS long. I'll have to finish some work for paying clients before reading it;)<br/><br/>And I'll be honest and tell you I haven't read the comments as you have; I've only read accounts of the barrage in AJR and elsewhere, which have been pretty uniformly in WaPo's favor. These are sources I've always trusted so didn't feel the need to question them.<br/><br/>But I will go back (after I finish this job) and take a look at the comments you scanned. I'm curious now.<br/><br/>Thanks for discussing this with us. Wow, that IS long. I’ll have to finish some work for paying clients before reading it;)

And I’ll be honest and tell you I haven’t read the comments as you have; I’ve only read accounts of the barrage in AJR and elsewhere, which have been pretty uniformly in WaPo’s favor. These are sources I’ve always trusted so didn’t feel the need to question them.

But I will go back (after I finish this job) and take a look at the comments you scanned. I’m curious now.

Thanks for discussing this with us.

]]> By: Dont_Feed_The_Meter http://www.ideagrove.com/blog/2006/01/will-the-chris-matthews-boycott-work.html/comment-page-1#comment-709 Dont_Feed_The_Meter Mon, 30 Jan 2006 08:25:00 +0000 http://www.ideagrove.com/weblog/?p=610#comment-709 This is very <a HREF="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/1/27/22034/6577 " REL="nofollow">long</a>, and somewhat "in your face", but the discussion is both interesting and illuminating...<br/>FWIW, I scanned the Maryland Moments comments (600+) before the hide and seek started, and while I did see a few tasteless ad hominem moments, that was all I saw... This is very long, and somewhat “in your face”, but the discussion is both interesting and illuminating…
FWIW, I scanned the Maryland Moments comments (600+) before the hide and seek started, and while I did see a few tasteless ad hominem moments, that was all I saw…

]]> By: SB http://www.ideagrove.com/blog/2006/01/will-the-chris-matthews-boycott-work.html/comment-page-1#comment-707 SB Sun, 29 Jan 2006 23:43:00 +0000 http://www.ideagrove.com/weblog/?p=610#comment-707 I don't think the Post would have pulled the plug on comments if the attacks hadn't been so ugly and personal on Howell. It's what political debate has devolved to in this country, and it makes me sick. I don’t think the Post would have pulled the plug on comments if the attacks hadn’t been so ugly and personal on Howell. It’s what political debate has devolved to in this country, and it makes me sick.

]]> By: Dont_Feed_The_Meter http://www.ideagrove.com/blog/2006/01/will-the-chris-matthews-boycott-work.html/comment-page-1#comment-702 Dont_Feed_The_Meter Sun, 29 Jan 2006 16:04:00 +0000 http://www.ideagrove.com/weblog/?p=610#comment-702 The Matthews boycott may be more like flavor-of-the-moment venting than of much substance and will likely fade away, but the WaPo/Howell et al fiasco is about much more than an attack on a seasoned professional over a few "poorly chosen" words by a seasoned professional. <br/>With WaPo.com trying to marginalize and deprecate legitimate criticism from its readers (which appears as little more than elitist snobbery,and which might have worked yesterday...), a small moment has been magnified beyond it's relative import and the context of questioning fact and veracity has been lost in the noise and umbrage from both sides over-reaction and hardening of the attitudes. Ignoring and condescending to one's audience doesnt strike me as a wise choice, and has given legs to this issue and incentive to the critics. The Matthews boycott may be more like flavor-of-the-moment venting than of much substance and will likely fade away, but the WaPo/Howell et al fiasco is about much more than an attack on a seasoned professional over a few “poorly chosen” words by a seasoned professional.
With WaPo.com trying to marginalize and deprecate legitimate criticism from its readers (which appears as little more than elitist snobbery,and which might have worked yesterday…), a small moment has been magnified beyond it’s relative import and the context of questioning fact and veracity has been lost in the noise and umbrage from both sides over-reaction and hardening of the attitudes. Ignoring and condescending to one’s audience doesnt strike me as a wise choice, and has given legs to this issue and incentive to the critics.

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