[Jim Robinson]

"The Web site's treatment of the O'Malley rumor and the 60 Minutes report underscores the dual nature of this new form of communication, which traffics in unsubstantiated rumors but can also serve as a check on the mainstream media."

The irony is, the original "treatment" of the O'Malley rumor on Free Republic actually came from the Baltimore Sun's own forum. The O'Malley "rumors" had been discussed there in depth for a year or more before they were ever posted to FR.

[Jim Robinson]

See also:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1340226/posts?page=53#53

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1340293/posts?page=13#13

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1339150/posts?page=368#368

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1339150/posts?page=371#371



http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1190972/posts