And peer-review? When was the last time the Wash Post or NY Times corrected a blatant falsehood in as prominent a place as the falsehood was first printed (typically, A section, above the fold for the falsehood, page D27 for the correction).
Exactly. What of the media can one believe? Most of the mainstream media assume readers/viewers limit themselves and as a result, journalism can 'get away' with a few faux pas and some deliberate mis-reporting. But news junkies find the faults. Too bad the vast majority of people/Sheeple wouldn't have a clue if it was stuck on their noses.
I still don't understand blogging, having just read about it here today, but it increases my enthusiasm about any kind of journalism that's going on on the Internet and how it has affected reporting today.