Many of you may be fans of the popular urban gossip blog web site Mediatakeout.com. According to Quancast.com it is ranked at 273 in US charts. It is viewed by more than 700,000 viewers globally. Over 50% women and over 60% African Americans view the web site. Media Take Out was founded by Washington D.C. native Fred Mwangaguhuna, a former corporate lawyer.
I am also a fan of Media Take Out as any other gossiper, I love to know what is going on with my favorite celebrities but sometimes it can get a bit out of control. Media Take Out is known for praising and uplifting African Americans and African American celebrities but has also been known to bash and humiliate them as well. The web site does not write only about African Americans but most of their stories are about Black people and as an urban web site, it is imperative that we stay positive towards our race. It is ridiculous and embarrassing how the writers of the website ridicule people in their story posts.
However, Media Take Out claims to get their sources through BET, TMZ, MTV and more but, if you ever read what they say, it's always from a MTO reader or anonymous celebrity snitch. How creditable is an anonymous snitch really?
Media Take Out is becoming the rumor starter for many celebrities, with lack of evidence. Beyonce being on of the biggest examples, she has been exploited as being pregnant about 6-8 times now. But, where's the evidence? I now only read some stories just for entertainment purposes now. Their information isn't creditable or reliable enough to believe the hype.
Hopefully, Media Take Out can have some better creditable stories and give up the lies because if not, they just might get sued for deformation.
Just another day in the gossip world!
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I like how you questioned the credibility of this site. Gossip sites like these are often becoming the one stop shop for news and events for readers, and it is blurring the lines between "traditional" online news and gossip news. Anonymous readers are often given the credibility of journalists, but it is ultimately up to the reader to determine credibility.
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