ARTICLE: Blogs Can Top the Presses
Los Angeles Times
March 17, 2007
Blogs can top the presses
Talking Points Memo drove the U.S. attorrneys story, proof that Web writers with input from devoted readers can reshape journalism.
By Terry McDermott, Times Staff Writer
"Hundreds of people out there send clips and other tips [on various stories]. There is some real information out there, some real expertise. If you’re not in politics and you know something, you’re not going to call David Broder. With the blog, you develop an intimacy with people. Some of it is perceived, but some of it is real.
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