Do the math: Hugh Hewitt urges media sites to release readership stats

WorldNetDaily.com ^ | Wednesday, December 8, 2004 | Hugh Hewitt

[ForGod'sSake]

I gather you don't have any illusions about the "straight" news reporting of the LATimes like the Reich dude?

Bump

FGS

[ForGod'sSake]

Missed the Bennet article; thanks for the link.

FGS

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!

[AmishDude]

How important is the internet? The most popular conservative columnist these days is -- Mark Steyn. He is only published (on paper) in two US outlets: The Chicago Sun-Times (no national circulation) and National Review. Furthermore, he was popular before he was published in NR. Most of us who love him have never read him in a print medium (I'm an NR digital subscriber).

[Grampa Dave]

"My point was that the Old Media, also known as MSM or "legacy" media, has within its ranks scores of the tired and the tenured, who scribble their quotas of words and mail them in. In the past, no one could really challenge their positions or their influence except their editor, and there was no way to measure whether anyone was actually listening."

"That has all changed, of course, and the question is whether shareholders of the Old Media companies are going to demand that their publishers demand that their editors exercise accountability by tracking traffic – the number of visitors to a columnist's column or a reporter's story or an unsigned editorial."

The loud squealing of the Old Media rats as we skewer them is music to our ears. Since WWII they have gotten by with any lie, spin or outrageous opeds. Now those days are over.

"Requiescat in fracta!"

[blackie]

Hugh Hewitt ~ Bump!

[ForGod'sSake]

heh heh.

FGS

[colorado tanker]

Thanks for the ping. As both a talk show host and a blogger, Hugh is at ground zero of the new media. His show is the best.

[Patterico]

No illusions here. I collect my posts on that paper at this link. It's an extensive categorization of their liberal distortions and omissions. I've said a kind thing or two about them in recent days, but that's pretty rare. I call 'em like I see 'em, and most of the time I see 'em as liberal shills.

[macbee]

Done. Here's wishing you a "FReeperlanche" of votes!

[guitarist]

Too bad all the space is taken up. I thought that a nomination for space on the tombstone was WELL-EARNED by NPR. Or maybe you can re-format them into the hall of fame/shame?????????

[Grampa Dave]

Unfortunately NPR doesn't have to sell ads and make a profit to keep broadcasting. So burying it will take an act of Congress.

[BobS]

HEY!

I listened Hugh's show today and he was AWOL- on "vacation". I always listen on Wednesday because he has Mark Steyn on. Did he write this before a round of golf?

[guitarist]

Congressional money is just icing to them. If they got all their federal funds cut they would just drop a few stations in Idaho and Kansas and then have enough $ keep the rest...

[SiliconValleyGuy]

Unread in cyberspace – unread anywhere. Do the math.

Does Hewitt ever miss the target? Not that I know of. Thanks for the ping. Great article.

[macbee]

Hey y'all -

Just posted my daily vote for Patterico and he's now only 0.1% behind that #$%^ lib site for the top spot! Rock on!

[Patterico]

Excellent. It's making a difference. I'm only a couple dozen votes behind now. Thank you.