The pajamahadeen drives Drudge, WorldNetDaily, other News Blogs, & the talk-show lineup.
Drudge, etc. drives the cable news stations/web sites.
The cable news stations drive the johnny-come-lately news packagers (those who take 10-24 hrs. to deliver their filtered news).
And the daily broadcasts/newspapers drive the weekly TV "mag style" programs & monthly news rags.
It's bottoms-up bloggerism usurping the gatekeeper power held close to the chest by erudite Ratherites of the world.
It's RatherNomics!
Nice summation. It's sure heading that way, and Dan's helped to speed things up.