Comments on: Quote, Unquote http://blog.newsarama.com/2007/10/21/quote-unquote-33/ The Blog@ Team and prominent comics personalities share what’s on their minds. Sat, 25 May 2013 03:49:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Strannik http://blog.newsarama.com/2007/10/21/quote-unquote-33/comment-page-1/#comment-201965 Strannik Mon, 22 Oct 2007 07:25:04 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/2007/10/21/quote-unquote-33/#comment-201965 Mike O'Brien - a Byrne avatar or merely a loyal follower? Who knows... And more importantly, should anyone this belligerent be taken seriously? Mike O’Brien – a Byrne avatar or merely a loyal follower? Who knows… And more importantly, should anyone this belligerent be taken seriously?

]]> By: Mike O'Brien http://blog.newsarama.com/2007/10/21/quote-unquote-33/comment-page-1/#comment-201897 Mike O'Brien Mon, 22 Oct 2007 05:44:25 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/2007/10/21/quote-unquote-33/#comment-201897 Way to go Bendis, more pornographic filth from your disturbed little mind. I hope you have the Wasp brutalized next so you can show us all how great of a writer you think you are. Make sure you find more movies and books to swipe from, too. Hack!! Way to go Bendis, more pornographic filth from your disturbed little mind. I hope you have the Wasp brutalized next so you can show us all how great of a writer you think you are. Make sure you find more movies and books to swipe from, too. Hack!!

]]> By: Tim O'Shea http://blog.newsarama.com/2007/10/21/quote-unquote-33/comment-page-1/#comment-201616 Tim O'Shea Mon, 22 Oct 2007 01:31:14 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/2007/10/21/quote-unquote-33/#comment-201616 Dweeze, thanks for the link to OED. Oh wait there was none. Now I can't afford a subscription to the OED, and I don't have the hard copy of the OED at my disposal--so I'll go with the m-w.com http://m-w.com/dictionary/journalist Main Entry: jour·nal·ist Listen to the pronunciation of journalist Pronunciation: \-nə-list\ Function: noun Date: 1693 1 a: a person engaged in journalism; especially : a writer or editor for a news medium b: a writer who aims at a mass audience 2: a person who keeps a journal http://m-w.com/dictionary/journalism Main Entry: jour·nal·ism Listen to the pronunciation of journalism Pronunciation: \ˈjər-nə-ˌli-zəm\ Function: noun Date: 1828 1 a: the collection and editing of news for presentation through the media b: the public press c: an academic study concerned with the collection and editing of news or the management of a news medium 2 a: writing designed for publication in a newspaper or magazine b: writing characterized by a direct presentation of facts or description of events without an attempt at interpretation c: writing designed to appeal to current popular taste or public interest So, considering the fact that the term journalist has been around since 1693 (which predates the 1828 usage of journalism and predates the development of radio or TV) to try to counter Keller's quote with your post is a failed and poorly documented effort. Journalists and journalism are aspects of general information exchange that continually evolve, as do the respective definitions. Dweeze, thanks for the link to OED. Oh wait there was none. Now I can’t afford a subscription to the OED, and I don’t have the hard copy of the OED at my disposal–so I’ll go with the m-w.com

http://m-w.com/dictionary/journalist

Main Entry:
jour·nal·ist Listen to the pronunciation of journalist
Pronunciation:
\-nə-list\
Function:
noun
Date:
1693

1 a: a person engaged in journalism; especially : a writer or editor for a news medium b: a writer who aims at a mass audience
2: a person who keeps a journal

http://m-w.com/dictionary/journalism

Main Entry:
jour·nal·ism Listen to the pronunciation of journalism
Pronunciation:
\ˈjər-nə-ˌli-zəm\
Function:
noun
Date:
1828

1 a: the collection and editing of news for presentation through the media b: the public press c: an academic study concerned with the collection and editing of news or the management of a news medium

2 a: writing designed for publication in a newspaper or magazine b: writing characterized by a direct presentation of facts or description of events without an attempt at interpretation c: writing designed to appeal to current popular taste or public interest

So, considering the fact that the term journalist has been around since 1693 (which predates the 1828 usage of journalism and predates the development of radio or TV) to try to counter Keller’s quote with your post is a failed and poorly documented effort. Journalists and journalism are aspects of general information exchange that continually evolve, as do the respective definitions.

]]> By: Dweeze http://blog.newsarama.com/2007/10/21/quote-unquote-33/comment-page-1/#comment-201559 Dweeze Mon, 22 Oct 2007 00:36:31 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/2007/10/21/quote-unquote-33/#comment-201559 From the OED: Journalist: <b>noun</b> a person who writes for newspapers or magazines or prepares news or features to be broadcast on radio or television. From the OED:

Journalist: noun a person who writes for newspapers or magazines or prepares news or features to be broadcast on radio or television.

]]> By: Prem http://blog.newsarama.com/2007/10/21/quote-unquote-33/comment-page-1/#comment-201477 Prem Sun, 21 Oct 2007 21:16:48 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/2007/10/21/quote-unquote-33/#comment-201477 great quotes! great quotes!

]]> By: oliver http://blog.newsarama.com/2007/10/21/quote-unquote-33/comment-page-1/#comment-201423 oliver Sun, 21 Oct 2007 17:56:10 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/2007/10/21/quote-unquote-33/#comment-201423 i love these quote/unquote dealies. bendis is completely right about the tigra scene. if this was Powers the readers would say "that's #*&$ed up! what an awful character!" but its in avengers so its "that's #*&$ed up! what a horrible writer! he condones hitting women!" i'm not sure if the scene was extremely appropriate for a book like avengers that is tailored to more of an all ages crowd, but i think people have blown it out of proportion. i love these quote/unquote dealies.

bendis is completely right about the tigra scene. if this was Powers the readers would say “that’s #*&$ed up! what an awful character!” but its in avengers so its “that’s #*&$ed up! what a horrible writer! he condones hitting women!”
i’m not sure if the scene was extremely appropriate for a book like avengers that is tailored to more of an all ages crowd, but i think people have blown it out of proportion.

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