How TalkingPointsMemo Beat the Big Boys on the U.S. Attorney Story

It's almost too perfect. A mainstream reporter mocks a story a blogger has been working to break, asserting that "it all makes perfect conspiratorial sense!", and that the blogger is "seeing broad partisan conspiracies where none likely exist," only to backtrack a few weeks later when the story explodes across the front pages of the major dailies. Full Story »

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Bob McInnis
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by Bob McInnis - Oct. 1, 2008

Good critique of mainstream media bias and the work that social media can accomplish. The criticism is broad and should be narrowed to a few decision makers just as credit for good citizen journalism only resides with some bloggers.

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