We haven’t commented on the biggest media bias story of the year – ‘Rathergate’ – because it’s out of our Mideast focus. But the process of Rathergate – with bloggers and media monitors scrutinizing big media, insisting on the truth – is identical to HonestReporting’s mandate.
Time Magazine devotes their latest cover story to the scandal, and Andrew Sullivan makes a good point about the bloggers’ victory over old media:
Does this mean the old media is dead? Not at all. Blogs depend on the journalistic resources of big media to do the bulk of reporting and analysis. What blogs do is provide the best scrutiny of big media imaginable—ratcheting up the standards of the professionals, adding new voices, new perspectives and new facts every minute. The genius lies not so much in the bloggers themselves but in the transparent system they have created. In an era of polarized debate, the truth has never been more available. Thank the guys in the pajamas. And read them.
