You might be busy. But take the time to read the full article of Mark Glaser, "To Their Surprise, Bloggers Are Force for Change in Big Media" (Online Journalism Review):
"I think that -- as much as we bloggers pick on it -- the NY Times is starting to get the message," he wrote to me via e-mail. "I've praised Okrent, and the NYT's new op-ed correction policy. So have a lot of people. But while I think they're trying to improve their products, it's like the auto industry in 1977 -- they're putting out Granadas, Fairmonts and Gremlins and telling us they're great."Part of the tension between bloggers and the various opinion sections of newspapers is a battle for turf. Bloggers often operate as political pundits, writing their take on the day's news with their own spin. That can't help but make editorial writers a bit nervous as the new kids on the cyber-block invade their ink-stained territory.
"I think most of the 'clout' Weblogs have involves various lost monopolies in the traditional news media," said Jay Rosen, PressThink blogger and chair of New York University's Department of Journalism. "Almost all of the op-ed writing in America used to be on op-ed pages. That is no longer true. Weblogs have taken over part of that territory. And while the best of them may have 'opinion clout,' the simple fact that they have some territory alongside Big Media is significant. There are just more players today."
