Alright, I have been getting some comments and responses for Post #12 about what I referred to as “the real media,” so I figured I may as well explain a little further (in addition, please know I am not, repeat not trying to put myself on a pedestal with what I am writing. Please know that).

First off, I don’t want to ever belittle the importance of bloggers. That was not my intention, and I think blogging is one of the best things to come around in the last five years. Blogs are important, if only to be able to hear the viewpoint of the person writing. There are a lot of fantastic blogs that I frequent to find out new things.

However, what I was referring to in that post was not that the bloggers out there were bad, it was more referring to use of the pit between the audience barrier and the stage. I do, and I stand by this, think that area is/was reserved for the media to use in a professional way. If it is instead used to hang around because you can, it is like a slap in the face to the thousands of other people who would love to be in that pit. That’s what I am referring to as the privilege. Getting the press pass is all well and good, and nothing except for that pit really sets you apart from the audience. I still believe that when you are in that pit, you have to act, for lack of a better term, professional, because otherwise you are just an audience member using the pass in the wrong way.

In addition, I want to say that I was not in that pit for the majority of the festival. I was in the audience, taking in the experience. That is what a good reporter does, take in the experience. I was trying to take in as much as I can, good and bad, and taking in as much as I can does not involve being in the pit for the entire time.

Looking back, I’m not sure if the term “real media” was the right one, so I apologize for trying to marginalize with that.

I know I took a lot of grief for that post, and I’m sure more is coming. But I wanted to at least clarify what I meant. That was not meant as an attack toward any specific person (the “you” in this post was not directed at anybody at all), and I have even talked to a blogger or two about what I meant by it. It was not me trying to start anything, it was merely stating a frustrated opinion.

Take care.

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