Bloggers knew!

townhall.com ^ | 9/15/04 | Kathleen Parker

[kattracks]

The CBS mess variously known as "Forgerygate" or "Rathergate" is by any other name a seminal moment in the blogosphere that holds promise not only for revolutionizing journalism, but also perhaps for problem-solving on a global scale.

And why not?

Still in relative infancy, the blogosphere - that new galaxy within the journalism universe wherein citizen journalists known as bloggers (short for keepers of Web logs) chat among themselves through mutual links and commentary - has defined itself in large part as a vehicle for challenging the mainstream media (MSM).

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All these discussions with the Killians and others took place after the blogosphere had worked its magic, beginning when www.freerepublic.com suggested the documents might not be real.

[Mad Dawgg]

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[Marie]

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[HawaiianGecko]

Kathleen Parker understands!

[beaureguard]

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[Apple Pan Dowdy]

I was out of town without Internet access when this whole thing blew. When I read that "bloggers" had been responsible for uncovering the fraud, my first thoughts were, "it had to be a FReeper!"

Can someone link me to the original threads where it was discovered. I am dying to go read them and see who did it.

[tuesday afternoon]

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