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To: Congressman Billybob
He thought I was accusing his weblog of being part of the MSM.

So he rips into bloggers - from his blog - and he has impeccible MSM credentials - and is a high priest at the top MSM J-School - but isn't part of the MSM.

Otay....

We'll see if the invite holds up. It's interesting that he would feel compelled to note that you are on the other side, so to speak - as if this debate was symmeterical. I see the entire information picture becoming more and more asymmetrical after the cautionary reaction to Jordan's resignation across the board from large media outlets, including Fox News, the Wall Street Journal and columnists such as Kathleen Parker. The blogsphere is a threat to all of their power, not just to what we consider liberal mainstream media.

This situation is evolvoing so quickly that by the time the establishment media finally comes to grips with the old media/new media divide, that paradigm will already be obsolete and there will probably be more of a Balkanization model where media influence and power devolves into ever smaller fiefdoms, with shifting alliances and interests and a whole lotta backstabbing going down. And I can't see the Loveladys of the world being able to keep up.

And, speaking of which, you ought to invite him to this thread and see how good a swimmer he is. We'll be gentle. We promise.

34 posted on 02/18/2005 2:28:10 PM PST by dirtboy (Drooling moron since 1998...)
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To: dirtboy
I don't have an invite to Columbia yet. I MIGHT get one.

And I already did invite Lovelady to join in here. He said he would skip that because he already knew what "my cheerleaders on FreeRepublic would say." He has no clue about how hot and detailed the disagreements here can become, nor did he care to find out. A lack of curiosity is a poor trait for anyone in journalism.

Billybob
37 posted on 02/19/2005 2:16:21 PM PST by Congressman Billybob (Judges who disobey the law are the worst criminals of all.)
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