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To: unclewest who wrote (70389)	9/15/2004 10:43:47 AM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (1) of 794210

We'll Fact-Check Your Ass Into Oblivion Blessing or Curse? Editors Examine Blogs' Role in the '60 Minutes' Uproar NEW YORK The current controversy over the validity of documents pushed in large part by bloggers and purporting to prove that President Bush received special treatment in the National Guard shows that partisan Internet pundits are having a growing impact on mainstream press, for better or worse, according to several newspaper editors. Although editors from four major dailies contend that their product remains the most trusted source of news for most readers, they admit the blogging community is offering competition and provoking even more skepticism of the mainstream media than usual. But they are divided on whether or not this is a positive trend or not. "It lends itself to a lot of manipulation," said James O'Shea, managing editor of the Chicago Tribune. "You can have information anarchy. You have to look at who these people are. We have to put some scrutiny on the bloggers." We've crashed their party, especially those of us who are conservative or libertarian. They hate that. Now they'll "put scrutiny" on us - which means they'll try to smear us. Bring it on, fishwraps and networks. We'll see who is standing at the end. Posted by The Daily Pundit at September 15, 2004 06:28 AM

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