Bloggers Must be Getting to Them
David Shaw has a piece in the Los Angeles Times which questions the legitimacy of blogs and bloggers. If blogs and other news making sites on the web (read, Drudge) have no legitimacy, why all the fuss?
I have no delusions that my little baby blog has any influence whatsoever on anyone, but of course, the Times piece lumps all blogs into a wishful little lump of irrelevance. The arrogant MSM would love it if Drudge (8 to 11 million visits/day, depending on the news cycle) were irrelevant. They hate him. They would love it if the big bloggers like Power Line, Instapundit, Michelle Malkin, Captain's Quarters, Hugh Hewitt, and so many others, (not to mention the talk radio power houses a la Rush who paved the way for the countless internet sites) weren't breaking stories and causing iconic anchors to leave in ignominy, or actually calling to account the Old Gray Lady when bogus stories appear.
Is it any wonder the MSM is barring the New Media from "journalism" by being the ones who define it? Who really cares how they define themselves or others?
It all boils down to truth. If someone files fake stories, someone, somewhere is going to check it out and uncover it. That wasn't always as possible as it is now. That works the same for everyone, whether you're Drudge or CBS. No one is exempt from the truth.
I have no delusions that my little baby blog has any influence whatsoever on anyone, but of course, the Times piece lumps all blogs into a wishful little lump of irrelevance. The arrogant MSM would love it if Drudge (8 to 11 million visits/day, depending on the news cycle) were irrelevant. They hate him. They would love it if the big bloggers like Power Line, Instapundit, Michelle Malkin, Captain's Quarters, Hugh Hewitt, and so many others, (not to mention the talk radio power houses a la Rush who paved the way for the countless internet sites) weren't breaking stories and causing iconic anchors to leave in ignominy, or actually calling to account the Old Gray Lady when bogus stories appear.
Is it any wonder the MSM is barring the New Media from "journalism" by being the ones who define it? Who really cares how they define themselves or others?
It all boils down to truth. If someone files fake stories, someone, somewhere is going to check it out and uncover it. That wasn't always as possible as it is now. That works the same for everyone, whether you're Drudge or CBS. No one is exempt from the truth.
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