Men, Not Machines

This is the bloggers’ hour. The blogs have exposed CBS, beaten the New York Times, and made fools of all the professional press critics at the Columbia Journalism School and the Poynter Institute. Power Line Blog and Little Green Footballs and Instapundit and Hugh Hewitt: They have earned their garlands and their victory lap.

In the days ahead, there will be more work for them to do. There are still many unanswered questions—along with much arrogant spinning by CBS. But as the bloggers, reinforced by talk radio and the cable-news networks, force the truth to light, a word of caution.

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This is the bloggers’ hour. The blogs have exposed CBS, beaten the New York Times, and made fools of all the professional press critics at the Columbia Journalism School and the Poynter Institute. Power Line Blog and Little Green Footballs and Instapundit and Hugh Hewitt: They have earned their garlands and their victory lap.

In the days ahead, there will be more work for them to do. There are still many unanswered questions—along with much arrogant spinning by CBS. But as the bloggers, reinforced by talk radio and the cable-news networks, force the truth to light, a word of caution.