tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-46956738036322113372008-05-09T17:31:00.000-04:002008-05-09T17:31:00.000-04:00I see your point and it makes sense, but the scientist in me says "how do you test it?" In other words, there is a lot of grey area.<BR/><BR/>my personal definition says that the difference between mainstream media and "alternative" media or "new age" media (whatever the flavor of the week is) is the difference between primary and secondary sources of information.<BR/><BR/>Most "journalists" provide a primary source of the news. they do the interviews, provide the boxscores, break down what happened.<BR/><BR/>on the other hand, "altermative" media are *usually* reliant on the primary sources.<BR/><BR/>now again, there is grey area here also, but i think less of it.<BR/><BR/>for example. Deadspin gets 99% of their stories from other sources. BUT, they might take from obscure sources, and then bigger Fish (ie. ESPN) might pick up on the story from Deadspin. Still, in this case, I would consider Deadspin the secondary source, because they did not generate the story. They just gave the story life.Devil Ray Guevarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04187838106503539408noreply@blogger.com