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Reporters That Don't Know Tech...

For the love of God!  If you are a reporter and write about technology PLEASE learn about it!!!  If you don't write about technology but are mentioning it, do your blame homework.

 
I hate to say it, but there are MANY reporters that look down their collective nose at bloggers.  They feel we are unprofessional and perhaps are sometimes correct (I'm a hack).  But reporters are far more sloppy with details that many bloggers.  Here's a nice example:
 
Virgin Mobile Canada has just announced availability of the HTC Legend and the Montreal Gazette was covering Richard Branson's visit to Canada:
 
Branson said he travelled to Montreal to see the Virgin-sponsored team race, and to unveil Virgin's new phone - the HTC Legend, Virgin Canada's first foray into smartphones.
 
 Errr...what?  Virgin Mobile Canada has carried smartphones for some time now including the Blackberry Bold 9700, a couple of Curves and Pearls, not to mention the Apple iPhone!
 
Please, if you haven't a clue about technology at least get someone geeky to show you that new site called "Google" or kindly ask them to look it up for you. Better yet, ask them to write it up for you.  Someone like...your local blogger!