Blogger Jim Lowney, as part of a great post on his trip to the Open Source/Pajamas Media launch party:
The talk went straight to the media coverage [of 9/11]. One woman made comments about how the flow of information about it all slowed dramatically in the weeks shortly after the attacks. Why did “they” stop showing certain pictures from that day, another asked. A mainstream media conspiracy was afoot, it seemed to them. It was clear to me that none of them have ever worked in the news business.It's actually kind of nice to see that OSM has failed the way it has, as the people behind it have shown themselves to be every bit as arrogant and self-centered as they say "MSM" is.I believe many of these people have come up with the information equivalent of the biggest mistake in dirty politics. As we know in politics, it’s not the alleged crime but the cover-up that takes you down. To some of these bloggers, it is not the story that matters but the coverage. And they want to use the coverage to take down whatever news outlet doesn’t fit in their world.
(Via Eric Deamer).
Posted by Stephen Silver at December 5, 2005 04:02 PMIt's actually kind of nice to see that OSM has failed the way it has, as the people behind it have shown themselves to be every bit as arrogant and self-centered as they say "MSM" is.
How so? Please elaborate. I have a ton of respect for Charles Johnson in particular. How are they everybit as arrogant and self centered as ...?
Posted by: J. Lichty at December 6, 2005 06:10 PM