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CNN Gives Lip Service to Blogging Dads

Posted on 29. Sep, 2010 by Brian Reid in Uncategorized

As noted in the comments earlier in the week, CNN ran a short bit on blogging dads recently, filmed at the M3 Summit. For some reason, I can’t embed the video, but you can watch it here.

If you’re too lazy to watch, let me summarize: most of clip is a reasonable discussion among some of the more prominent dad blogs about what it means to be a dad blogger. But the first 30 second or so is the CNN’s Drew Griffin, Josh Levs and Reynolds Wolf musing aloud on whether or not they really *have* to talk about fatherhood. It’s pretty agonizing to watch.

Let me be clear: I don’t think that there ought to be any sort of father-coverage quota on any network. If CNN doesn’t want to talk about dads, I’m not going to hold it against them. But — geez — if you’re going to make the decision to pay some attention to a parenting topic, there should be at least a minimal level of respect given the topic. I mean, this is a network that is providing up-to-the-minute commentary on a Pee Wee football brawl and Kardashian baby news. At least keep a straight face at the idea that men should care about fathering.