A brief thought
My good friend Daniel Mount has sparked a debate about when the appropriate time to release alleged "news information" about such items as group personnel changes. While Daniel may deny it, it seems to me that he is reflexively responding to perceived charges that he might be indulging in speculation or reporting rumors prematurely.
While I don't wish to enter that debate at this time, I wanted to point out one argument he made that I feel is unfounded in his making his case.
Daniel seems to feel that e-mail communication between the artist and a third party can be used as a source of confirmation of an alleged story. I respectfully disagree.
If someone were to tell me that they read an e-mail from an artist saying that he intends to leave the group he's in, I would not be inclined to accept that at face value. Where is the proof that the e-mail in question is actually from the artist? You(and Daniel)might say, "John, I have no right to doubt my source!" and you may be correct in saying that as far as it goes, but how do I know that someone else may have appropriated the use of the artist's computer, or his e-mail address? Or how do I know that this is not just the artist simply venting his frustration in private conversation with a friend? I don't...and if I were a reporter, I'd like a little more direct corroboration of what I'm trying to report than what a third-party(regardless of how trustworthy that party may be)tells me in an e-mail. Does that sound right?
As I said, I don't want to enter full force into that debate. That is simply one thought that came to this "inquiring mind".
Posted on Feb 11, 2007 - 02:30 PM | [0]
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