{"id":5789,"date":"2010-03-14T18:00:37","date_gmt":"2010-03-15T01:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.technightowl.com\/?p=5789"},"modified":"2010-03-13T14:10:44","modified_gmt":"2010-03-13T21:10:44","slug":"newsletter-issue-537-more-tech-pundits-fail-at-the-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.technightowl.live\/blog\/2010\/03\/newsletter-issue-537-more-tech-pundits-fail-at-the-job\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsletter Issue #537: More Tech Pundits Fail at the Job"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes I feel that I\u2019m becoming the tech equivalent of the Media Matters Web site. That\u2019s the one where they analyze what they regard as erroneous reports from their opponents. Since they have a liberal orientation, that means anyone with a conservative bent; their biggest target is Fox News.<\/p>\n<p>But I have no political agendas to advance. I\u2019m just interested in reading responsible and informed commentary and news about my favorite subjects. Contrary opinions don\u2019t bother me, so long as they are based on logic and reason and not knee-jerk reactions to something that hits the wrong emotional nerve.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, far too many news sources, particularly the online variety, seek hits and ad revenues above everything, and the facts be damned! Combine that with the terrible proliferation of lazy research, where it doesn\u2019t seem they are even doing a basic Google search, and you understand why such much misinformation passes muster.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m also deeply concerned about the fact that some of the sources quoted in these stories have their own overt agendas that make anything they say suspect. Unfortunately, what they say is taken as near-gospel anyway.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Wait! 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