Comments on: Buffalo Rising?

By: Timothy Domst

Timothy Domst — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 23:34:50 +0000

http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.buffalorising.com/5_year_old_hands_out_heroin_in.html

http://web.archive.org/web/20070722183825/http://www.buffalorising.com/cached_p/dog_attack.html

By: Buffalo Rising Reaches New Low | Artvoice Daily

Buffalo Rising Reaches New Low | Artvoice Daily — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 20:27:09 +0000

[...] since they were caught inflating their Web site statistics by posting tawdry local stories about pit bulls sodomizing children and day care heroin incidents on hidden Web pages has “hyper-local” media outlet Buffalo Rising sunk so [...]

By: joe schmidbauer

joe schmidbauer — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 17:34:03 +0000

The above comments are an example of why I think blogging and citizen journalism is problematic and mirrors the digital divide. It also mirrors Bob McChesneys’ criticism about citizen journalism and the blogasphere.

I credit Chris (Buffalo Geek) for uncovering the story of Buffalo Rising actions on the internet, but the real story that needs to be investigated is Buffalo Risings’ lying, exploiting and defrauding its employees.

Exploiting the idealism of people who are working to create something for the greater good is criminal. I been there and have done it, in my twenty plus years in local alternative media.

One of my rules at Alt Press was always tell people who worked for or with you, the truth about money or the lack of and always do what you could help the folks who volunteered or work for you. What Buffalo Rising did to their people, if true is beyond arrogant and fucked.

Anon7, as it is around the country, journalism in Western New York is in big trouble, especially free-lance. There are few venues and very little interest in local investigative journalism, or critical analysis. 99 percent of the local blogs are generally talking out of their hats.

By: anon07

anon07 — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 15:09:05 +0000

It has not been mentioned that Artvoice, the successful Buffalo Alternative News Weekly, has been operating for decades on the backs of unpaid interns and writers, not to mention editors who could probably not pay their gas bill with what they were paid for their labor. Not that I would say that Jamie Moses is a respectable business man.

I was wondering if anyone contributing to WNYMEDIA is paid for their blog contributions?

Sadly, Buffalo is a horrendous town for being paid for writing. Even The Buffalo News has dreadfully low fees for stringers that either rely on the writers naivety or desperation or want to see their name in print, to keep them coming back for more.

The zero or little pay for staff thing is sadly an industry standard.

By: Fabio Escobar

Fabio Escobar — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 01:06:19 +0000

Any organization that bases itself on the idea that it will only say what is positive is doomed to degrade into precisely the sort of corruption that overcame BR.

You’ll find hope when you find people who are zealous about the truth, not when you become a pollyanna.

By: Street Kid

Street Kid — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 16:45:05 +0000

Let’s all go to Colter Bay for some drinks. Oh, make sure you have a receipt from your outfit from J.Crew ’cause you’ll get “the discount.”

By: Jamie Moses

Jamie Moses — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 16:43:38 +0000

Hey Jim,
Thanks for the William S. Burroughs…. if any one wants to hear and see him read the poem: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4212204341571541144&q

By: Sean

Sean — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 15:15:15 +0000

We can’t change or make the city better via a blog, web site or another Artvoice. I find all of this funny, rich kids spending their parent’s money on blogs and “rags”. Why not get up and go use some of that money to do some good outside of the Elmwood Village.

By: Becky

Becky — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 10:08:48 +0000

About what Jim said a few comments up – excellent.

Maybe I’m the only clueless one here, but…Hidden caches? Buying up sound-alike website names? Most of us just read or blog along with no thought and/or knowledge of these things being used. But then again, most of us don’t do this for a living. The ones that do have an entirely different vantage point.

By: Lion

Lion — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 08:30:25 +0000

Me oh my, the comments are too scary. Too bad everyone can’t talk this over champagne cocktails. Has anyone seen the new Sharper Image catalog? It’s divine!