Digital Age Debate Hits And Misses -- Bloggers aren't aliens from another planet, a point that all involved missed. We're the media's best customers! We read and view their product voraciously, we care about its quality, we get to know the people who provide it, and we direct people to those sources and stories we find credible and interesting. Why the executives of these sources fail to recognize this eludes me.
...and speaking as one who has done some writing for hire in the past, I have always maintained that journalism is not rocket science-- I believe any reasonably literate and intelligent adult can learn how to write a comprehensible article based on the classic "five W's" of reporting.
Therefore, the field does not need more policing- what it needs is a wider variety of new writers and critics to self-correct.