How many blogs have shown up the 'mainstream media' by exposing fake news, especially photos that have been manipulated? Maybe (some of) the blogs are acting as gatekeepers for the media? or at least fact checkers.
-- Michael Dinowitz Lead Author - Adobe Coldfusion Anthology http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion On Sat, Jul 24, 2010 at 2:01 AM, Robert Munn <[email protected]> wrote: > > http://newsbusters.org/blogs/alana-goodman/2010/07/23/cnn-host-calls-crackdown-bloggers-wake-sherrod-incident-something-s-g > > Here is my favorite excerpt, a quote from CNN anchor John Roberts. > We're an open society so we can have gatekeepers, is that really what > he said? What a douche. > > --- > "If you're in a place like Iran or North Korea or something like that, > anonymous blogging is the only way you could ever get your point of > view out without being searched down and thrown in jail or worse," > said Roberts. "But when it comes to a society like ours, an open > society, do there have to be some checks and balances, not national, > but maybe website to website on who comments on things?" > --- > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:323682 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
