(2005-11-16) — Faced with the “chaos and confusion among the commoners” which could result from today’s launch of Open Source Media, a portal to the best of the blogosphere, a coalition of mainstream media (MSM) outlets plans to launch “aggressive countermeasures.”
The professional journalism syndicate announced the impending launch of ‘Secret Source Media’, a website which it said would provide one-stop shopping for reliable, anonymously-sourced news.
“The ordinary folks who read The Times and watch CNN don’t want a non-stop barrage of news from these fact-checking geeks,” said a spokesman for Secret Source Media who requested anonymity for the sheer thrill of it. “People need the comfort that comes from the mystery of faith in unnamed sources and reverence for elite editorial gatekeepers.”
In addition to offering at least one anonymous source in every story, Secret Source Media’s website “will enhance the sense of mystery by being written entirely in Latin.”
Bloggers Charles Johnson and Roger Simon officially launched the “citizen journalist” Open Source Media blog by nailing a pair of pajamas to the front door of The New York Times.
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1 A Blog For All // Nov 16, 2005 at 4:06 pm
The Open Source Media Launch
I’m a contributor to OSM, and I wish Charles, Roger, and the gang the best of luck in this venture. Now, if I could manage to get invited to this evening’s launch party…
2 Myopic Thoughts // Nov 16, 2005 at 9:51 pm
Open Source Media Launches
The mainstream media responds (sort of).
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