Media struggle with growing 'blogosphere'

Washington Times ^ | May. 4 , 2005 | Dar Haddix UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Washington, DC, May. 4 (UPI) -- More people are blogging than ever -- particularly young people -- while traditional media grapple with dwindling interest and growing criticism from this tech-savvy share of the public, experts told United Press International.

"What blogging has created is a million eyes watching over the shoulders of journalists," Matthew Felling, media director of the Center for Media and Public Affairs in Washington, told UPI. He cited the recent scourging of CBS Nightly News anchor Dan Rather, after bloggers showed a document Rather used to question President Bush's military service was a forgery.

[InvisibleChurch]

"What blogging has created is a million eyes watching over the shoulders of journalists,"

and if they are honest, the journalists have nothing to be concerned about

[Ron in Acreage]

"Journalists" are a joke. They are mostly mouthpieces spewing the DNC talking points and NY Times editorial stance. Nothing but pack mentality sheep.

[Gribbit]

Several weeks ago there was a debate on FoxNews on this very subject. One of the journalists involved in the discussion group stated that bloggers have no editorial responsibility. Well, that's not correct, We have each other. We are more often to find an error in a fellow blogger's information than an editor for a large circulation newspaper or Television network. The same editorial eye we keep on each other is on them and it makes them uncomfortable.

Good post.