The story below about the fake conservative reporter at the white house briefings was uncovered by bloggers. The dailykos blog attracts nearly 400,000 readers a day. That's more than a lot of big time news papers.
Those 400,000 people reading kos (and other sites like his - eschaton) are not dumb people by any means. Billy Bob in the trailer park does not read a political blog. Those 400,000 people are pissed off and motivated by the bullshit this administration is shoveling. They are also really bright and resourceful people.
What's the end result? Say goodbye to big media.
When you have the collective journalistic power of 400,000 people at your disposal, you become a irresistible force. The really good stories are being broken by bloggers more and more often. Their facts and writing is often much better than big media. The truth is, a blogger has more time, and is genuinely interested in what he/she is doing.
I would look for the trend to continue, where you see more and more main stream reports quoting bloggers. I also expect big media to start criticizing bloggers more and more as their credibility slips away.
It's just a matter of time.
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