The collision of blogging and the media (Boston Globe)

Today’s Boston Globe takes a look at the collision of blogs and the traditional media. the piece is focused on the political side of the house.

“Their (bloggers) distance from professional media, in part, is what gives blogs their identity. Bloggers’ voices are often more conversational, and profane, than newspaper or magazine fare. And while blogs have been known to amplify little-noticed news events, such as Senator Trent Lott’s 2002 praise of his colleague Strom Thurmond, blog postings don’t always hew to old-school standards of sourcing and fact-checking. There’s usually no editing at all, which many bloggers take as a point of pride.”