Arkansas City will not be the focus now, but we can still talk about the town. For now the blog is a blog in search of an identity. Considering what the new niche will be.
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Another tribute
This is a cartoon submitted by Mell Kuhn. Just thought you all might like seeing it.
Did any one else find it a bit inappropriate for certain news sources to be live blogging from the Juden funeral? I may completely be in the minority but I don't think it is the right thing. I guess maybe since it was in a gym and a big crowd there is really no harm, but I am curious what others think.
I didnt really notice them, but I knew they were going to do it. I was even going to help out, but somehow we missed connections. I would be curious as well, as to what others think about that.. What do you all think about live blogging in that situation?
I think it was fine since it was a public funeral. Is it really any different then people taking pictures? Plus so many of us couldn't go for one reason or another. I wasn't able to even join in the live blog, but i did go back and read it. By the way there was around 800 people logging on to newscows blog.
Hey James, I think the Juden memorial page you did looks very. Nice photos. Sorry we didn't touch base that day, there was just too much going on technically trying to get set up. In response to whether it was appropriate. We contacted the college in advance and let them know what we were planning and no one voiced a concern. I had not planned to Twitter from the cemetery, but when I arrived I saw that there were a number of photographers and others with cameras. I felt pretty comfortable keeping my phone out to send updates. This was a really public funeral and burial service, so I think the rules were very different. We had over 1,250 log on that day, 1,100 of them for more than a minute. Of those, some knew Juden at Fort Bragg and one even signed on from Aghanistan. The blog was a way for them to connect. I feel comfortable it was handled in a good way. It's not right in every circumstance. I sure wouldn't be showing up at a small, private service ready to fire off Twitter updates. But I knew from the traffic we got from our first story that this was a much bigger deal than most funerals. Thanks
Yea, its no different than televison or radio coverage, in my opinion. Or even taking pictures for that matter. I thought everyones pictures were in good taste. It seemed to work out fine. By the way, it is acceptable and politically correct to name this news organization ... Newscow. :) There is another one here in town, that im not too keen on giving a plug, if you get my drift.
I'm glad to see A.C. come together as a community. I'm so sorry we lost Sgt. Juden. God Bless him and his family. Mr. Farley adds an important point. Surely some of Sgt. Juden's comrades were able to sort of join the service halfway around the world. Gotta know they're hurting. On that thought, too bad we couldn't stream it live. Just a thought. Sgt. Juden, we salute you. We pray for your parents & family.
d.q. i agree 100%. i saw some comments from people overseas that were glad to be able to see what little they could. imo it was not in bad taste. i could'nt make it so dwas glad to be able to at least read the up to min. accounts. thanks to all who made this possible.d
I understand the sentiment, and the genuine desire to honor these young men, but - "Forever Standing In Our Garden Of Stone"? Kind of a crappy euphamism for "dead." If you really want to honor their memory, go out and make a difference in the world. do it in their name, their memory, because you wish to honor their memory. But,"Forever Standing In Our Garden Of Stone" - Please, everybody gets a stone. All you have to do to earn one is die.
This is a cartoon submitted by Mell Kuhn. Just thought you all might like seeing it.
I would be interested in knowing the artist but cannot zoom in far enough to see and try to figure it out. Nice tribute.
ReplyDeleteJJ - I am going to take you off topic - sorry
ReplyDeleteDid any one else find it a bit inappropriate for certain news sources to be live blogging from the Juden funeral? I may completely be in the minority but I don't think it is the right thing. I guess maybe since it was in a gym and a big crowd there is really no harm, but I am curious what others think.
I didnt really notice them, but I knew they were going to do it.
ReplyDeleteI was even going to help out, but somehow we missed connections.
I would be curious as well, as to what others think about that..
What do you all think about live blogging in that situation?
I think it was fine since it was a public funeral. Is it really any different then people taking pictures? Plus so many of us couldn't go for one reason or another. I wasn't able to even join in the live blog, but i did go back and read it. By the way there was around 800 people logging on to newscows blog.
ReplyDeletelive blogging during service = CREEPY and INAPPROPRIATE. Just mt opinion.
ReplyDeleteDon't see any difference then president funerals being on tv.
ReplyDeleteHey James, I think the Juden memorial page you did looks very. Nice photos. Sorry we didn't touch base that day, there was just too much going on technically trying to get set up.
ReplyDeleteIn response to whether it was appropriate. We contacted the college in advance and let them know what we were planning and no one voiced a concern. I had not planned to Twitter from the cemetery, but when I arrived I saw that there were a number of photographers and others with cameras. I felt pretty comfortable keeping my phone out to send updates.
This was a really public funeral and burial service, so I think the rules were very different. We had over 1,250 log on that day, 1,100 of them for more than a minute. Of those, some knew Juden at Fort Bragg and one even signed on from Aghanistan. The blog was a way for them to connect. I feel comfortable it was handled in a good way.
It's not right in every circumstance. I sure wouldn't be showing up at a small, private service ready to fire off Twitter updates. But I knew from the traffic we got from our first story that this was a much bigger deal than most funerals.
Thanks
Shane Farley
Yea, its no different than televison or radio coverage, in my opinion.
ReplyDeleteOr even taking pictures for that matter. I thought everyones pictures were in good taste.
It seemed to work out fine.
By the way, it is acceptable and politically correct to name this news organization ... Newscow. :)
There is another one here in town, that im not too keen on giving a plug, if you get my drift.
I'm glad to see A.C. come together as a community. I'm so sorry we lost Sgt. Juden. God Bless him and his family. Mr. Farley adds an important point. Surely some of Sgt. Juden's comrades were able to sort of join the service halfway around the world. Gotta know they're hurting. On that thought, too bad we couldn't stream it live. Just a thought. Sgt. Juden, we salute you. We pray for your parents & family.
ReplyDeleteRespect.
D.Q.
d.q. i agree 100%. i saw some comments from people overseas that were glad to be able to see what little they could. imo it was not in bad taste. i could'nt make it so dwas glad to be able to at least read the up to min. accounts. thanks to all who made this possible.d
ReplyDeleteI understand the sentiment, and the genuine desire to honor these young men, but - "Forever Standing In Our Garden Of Stone"?
ReplyDeleteKind of a crappy euphamism for "dead."
If you really want to honor their memory, go out and make a difference in the world. do it in their name, their memory, because you wish to honor their memory. But,"Forever Standing In Our Garden Of Stone" - Please, everybody gets a stone. All you have to do to earn one is die.