Comments on: GoogleNews Refinement Plan Could Oust Blogs

By: Conservative Thinking

Conservative Thinking — Wed, 18 May 2005 02:21:23 +0000

How Biased is Google News?
I think everyone in the blogosphere agrees that Google News leans very much to the left. I know Our Life isn't in Google News (it was for one day) for one of the numerous reasons we've been told no (not...

By: Our Life

Our Life — Tue, 10 May 2005 16:00:55 +0000

By: Kobayashi Maru

Kobayashi Maru — Fri, 06 May 2005 10:41:51 +0000

Google Seeks Patent on MSM Bias
Google is seeking to measure all the things that blogs are not, plus subjective factors favorable to the the MSM... Outside the Beltway seems to have been first to the story with links to several other articles, including the actual patent applicatio...

By: The Dread Pundit Bluto

The Dread Pundit Bluto — Fri, 06 May 2005 03:42:45 +0000

Here are a few of the propaganda sites Google considers "news":

Uruknet
Peace Link
Iraq Occupation Watch
Zmag.com
Jihadunspun

And just for fun, they throw in the site "Unconfirmed Sources", which states clearly that it is a satire site.

The GoogleNews editors don't just have a leftward tilt, they have an extreme bias toward anti-American sites. "Quality" has nothing to do with what GoogleNews is up to; "agenda" has everything to do with it.

Frankly, to call much of what comes up in a GoogleNews search "news" is tantamount to false advertising.

By: Don Singleton

Don Singleton — Thu, 05 May 2005 19:39:54 +0000

GoogleNews Refinement Plan Could Oust Blogs
OTB certainly is written by multiple individuals, but I looked all over their Blog, and did not see their formal editorial review process.

By: yetanotherjohn

yetanotherjohn — Thu, 05 May 2005 18:15:55 +0000

So combine googles new "quality" search with this (http://www.dailypundit.com/newarchives/001390.php#001390) showing a distinct google left wing tilt and I think we can see it won't just be MSM designation that may go into the "quality" designation, but if the google people agree with it.

By: JackLewis.net

JackLewis.net — Thu, 05 May 2005 15:58:58 +0000

Around the Blogosphere
MSM v. Evangelicals Michelle Malkin, Professor Bainbridge Our borders are wide open and we're worried about Israeli spies?!? Michelle Malkin...

By: PAXALLES

PAXALLES — Thu, 05 May 2005 02:47:06 +0000

Aggravated Aggregator- Is Google Going MSM?

Aggravated Aggregator - Is Google going MSM?

By: The Political Teen

The Political Teen — Thu, 05 May 2005 02:44:02 +0000

Google News to Cut Out Blogs
Dr. James Joyner at Outside the Beltway offers insight on Google's decision to get a patent on their News service, currently in beta. However if they aquire this patent, that means the Google News aggregator will most likely cut out blogs. Lately Goog...

By: Simon World

Simon World — Thu, 05 May 2005 01:45:50 +0000

Daily linklets 5th May
Today is 05/05/05. In case you miss it, you only need to wait until 06/06/06. Spirit fingers is documenting the after effects of kissing Tom Cruise. ESWN notes another Hong Kong mainstream media outlet trivialising blogs. Self-criticism in modern time...

By: Buckley F. Williams

Buckley F. Williams — Thu, 05 May 2005 01:39:13 +0000

The blogosphere is big and getting bigger quickly. If Google takes that stance, I think that someone else will step up to fill the void.

By: bryan

bryan — Thu, 05 May 2005 01:29:29 +0000

I think Google's new formula is destined to lead to a confirmation of the status quo ante blogs, at least for the time being. "Measures of quality" can mean little when a news outlet gets something wrong, and a weblog points out the correct information.

It's of course heartening to know that Google is maintaining the hegemony. ;-)