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September 10, 2004
On-line Detectives
Powerline, INDC Journal, and Little Green Footballs are all probably scaring the heck out of the Mainstream Media.
These guys did a bit of great detective work on documents that CBS's 60 Minutes II used as 'proof' that President Bush didn't attend all his National Guard meetings.
The documents are pretty obviously forged. Some very smart people on the Internet figured that out and investigated it all within one day of the airing of 60 Minutes.
Wow. And all this just one day after a journalism professor whined about bloggers fact checking journalists - how dare those damn non-journalists suspect 'honest' journalists!
Anyway, congrats to the Powerline, INDC Journal and LGF for proving to the world that bloggers can make a difference.
Maybe it's because we fact check the heck out of each other. Mainstream Media does not fact check other sources, they just parrot them.
Posted by Beth at September 10, 2004 6:53 AM
Comments
I read all those yesterday and was so impressed. Those guys did such a great job.
I found myself very proud of them, of being a part of the blogsphere, a regular reader - even though I didn't do any of the work! :-)
Mainstream media better be very very careful. The gig is about up.
Posted by: Tammi at September 10, 2004 7:21 AM
No matter how I adjust my screen your page margins are crazy. Have you made adjustments to your template lately?
Posted by: Norma at September 10, 2004 8:25 AM
Norma, I need to know what browser you are using and what your desktop settings are.
I have been unable to duplicate the problem on any of my 3 pc's and one laptop.
Posted by: Beth at September 10, 2004 10:05 AM