Comments on: Bad Language: Associated Press’ fake blog

By: Bad Language

Bad Language — Thu, 16 Mar 2006 10:57:09 +0000

Not a blog, not Bad Language

Apparently Associated Press has launched a service called Bad Language which claims to be a blog but isn’t. Nothing to do with me and launched after I launched this site, although I’m sure that’s just a coincidence. What is interest…

By: Minnie Pearl

Minnie Pearl — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 20:11:36 +0000

Looks like ya’ll spoke too soon.

http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/columns/shoptalk_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000806897

By: Registration Firewall Humbug

Registration Firewall Humbug — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 06:00:13 +0000

A “blog” behind a registration firewall?

That’s not “cluelessness”, that’s “wishful thinking.”

Why on Earth would I register to read AP’s twaddle when I can get the good stuff (InstaPundit, Protein Wisdom, etc.) for free?

By: ss

ss — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 05:32:21 +0000

In the Playboy video game review, the AP “blogger” asserts that players (teenage boys presumably) will get tired of boobs, boobs, boobs. Um. I have to question this person’s credentials to review Playboy anything, especially Playboy products aimed at teenagers. Animated boobs are good enough to keep you busy all weekend when you’re 14.

Maybe these kids will get bored intermitently, but their interest will perk back up in about 5 to 10 minutes.

By: MisterPundit

MisterPundit — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 04:49:35 +0000

Figures. When I read “AP” and “New Media” in the same sentence I knew it was time to adjust my tinfoil hat and grab hold of the edge of my seat.

By: Bubba James

Bubba James — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 03:37:36 +0000

i knowed a.p. a.p. deck. he went up aside my haid with a sangletree. near bout kilt my ass!

By: Foster

Foster — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 02:52:53 +0000

Haha! sorry to comment so much, but. . .

The AP is NOT the oldest news agency in the world, as claimed by the blogs first post.
L’Agence France-Presse is.

http://www.afp.com/english/afp/?cat=history

By: Foster

Foster — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 02:48:01 +0000

No AP reporter would say something like: “Those are analogies are not very good.”

Stuff like that comes from The New York Times.

By: Foster

Foster — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 02:45:45 +0000

Damn! The more i look at this the worse it looks. . . Its not a blog, and its not newspaper material. Its like reading a small-town middle school newspaper. . .

For chissakes, nobody in the blogosphere starts off EVERY POST with ‘By DERRIK J. LANG, Associated Press Writer’. . . if i didnt know better, id say this comes from the onion. . .

By: Morgan

Morgan — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 02:41:52 +0000

Actually, I think Nikki is what is commonly known as “an AP employee”.