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.
BloggerFather
01. Oct, 2010
I wrote about it on my blog (as did many other angry people). There was a lot there. Drew Griffin, the guy on the left, just had to out-do himself in every sentence. It started with a “Fortunately, we haven’t been turned into stay at home dads just yet,” and continued with the idea that stay-at-home-fathers who blog are not doing their jobs. It was ridiculous.
Patrick Houser
09. Oct, 2010
Well, I guess Drew Griffins children can consider themselves lucky that they did not have to be intimately involved with him on a daily basis.
tommy riles
27. Oct, 2010
thanks for sharing this…. so true..why would talk about bloggers without the upmost respect?