tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post2600359104011747014..comments2024-03-13T04:04:32.568-07:00Comments on Sku's Recent Eats: Whiskey Wednesday: Knob Creek and the Greatest Drought That Never Wasskuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00487419662314518931noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-91736169881179583142009-11-06T14:51:01.986-08:002009-11-06T14:51:01.986-08:00Chuck, one of the reasons I linked to your piece h...Chuck, one of the reasons I linked to your piece here is that you were one of the few writers who, in reporting on the "shortage," actually wrote some intelligent commentary explaining what it really meant. As you note, most internet source (even "old media" sources like the LA Times blog I linked to above) just reprinted info from the press release.skuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00487419662314518931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-9274488018445449432009-11-06T12:32:53.608-08:002009-11-06T12:32:53.608-08:00One aspect of the proliferation of new media is th...One aspect of the proliferation of new media is that there are many new places to have your press releases reprinted by writers and editors who have neither the time, interest, knowledge nor inclination to view them critically. The Knob Creek shortage was legitimate to a point and the people at Beam Global who decided to make it an event were in for a penny, in for a pound, in terms of milking it for all the publicity they could get. Personally, I got tired of writing about it long before the story ended.Chuck Cowderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.com