[lbo-talk] Blogosphere [was Re: Karl Rove Beats The Rap]

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Fri Jun 16 13:26:10 PDT 2006


On Jun 17, 2006, at 4:13 PM, Dennis Perrin wrote:


> I see blogging, when it's good and interesting, as something we at
> the old FAIR used to preach about news consumers becoming critics
> and analysts. And it's that angle that has the MSM so spooked and
> defensive. Finally, their critics can have an instant, global
> audience, and their bullshit, lies and propaganda can be taken
> apart, usually in the same news day. Admittedly, the majority of
> bloggers do nothing of the kind and essentially jerk off in their
> respective spaces, but that's just the way it is. There are those
> of us who try to go a bit deeper than just reacting to headlines
> and offering party spin. (And yes, I have travelled and reported on
> things I don't find in the papers, mostly person-to-person stuff,
> but I know what Doug's getting at and in general agree.)

Dennis, you're in the top 1% of bloggers ranked by wit and intelligence. It's not you I'm talking about.

Doug



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