yeah, and it's too bad because the idea of clout and longevity is what gives reporters ins with the political institutions. trust is a fine line and you're not trustworthy if you're a blogger. sources dissipate and the cycle of getting information is halted.

http://robinsloan.com/epic/ that was released four years ago and, if you ignore the somewhat cheesy nature of delivery, it's kind of scary how true its' been thus far and the potential for down the road.

but the focus of the media has been narrowing simply because ad revenues pick up when gossip is told because, well, i guess most real news out there is bad and bad news doesn't sell.