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Jim Hoft, First Things, and Libelous Accusations

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Soap_Man1/02/2010 12:34:58 pm PST

re: #212 Thanos

Tom if the evidence were really there then every real news org in existence would be all over it like flies on shit. It’s just too salacious for them not to carry for the ratings value.

Well said. Legit news orgs will follow-up and report on stories first broken by bloggers. But only if the “evidence” meets the same standards the org operates under for the stories they break on their own.

Most media outlets pay attention to bloggers to see if they found anything good (I have a friend in the biz.) I’m sure most or all are well-aware of the Jennings stuff. There is a reason it has been met with deafening silence. (And no, it is not because they want to “protect” the guy. Breaking a big story for most reporters or editos is more important to their career than protecting anyone.)