TristramShandy.com
"Talking about the blogs as the solution to everything, I think, is pretty silly," says Wall Street Journal assistant editorial features editor
Joseph Rago. The 23-year-old journalist is asked by
Hugh Hewitt if he believes the mainstream media "is in pretty good shape" right now. "No, I don't think it's in good shape at all. I just don't think that we should abandon it in favor of blogs, to just sort of throw out all standards and just sort of pick from whatever we find on the internet. It's silly."
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Earlier: Rago says political blogs are predictable and really boring (WSJ)
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Rago's piece reveals a condescension toward blogs, democracy (TPMC)
