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Mo Mar 14 -

8 MILLION BLOGGERS
CONVERGE ON DC PRESS RM -

Let the fantasies begin . . .

"For the first time, a blogger gains
entry to the White House press room."

The weekend seems to be the time period when the cable news TV channels engage in some navel-gazing, because that's when they conduct their News Media critiques. I happened to catch Eric Burns and Co. during their Saturday session. Ordinarily, I probably wouldn't mention it, were it not for their topic of a young blogger who got a day pass credential for the White House press room-- an event that fueled their imaginations like rocket booster.

But, to begin with, this is not "the first time." Joseph Farrah who runs the World Net Daily blog got to the Government in DC first. And it wasn't easy. They made him jump through hoops and worse. A little credit for Farrah's accomplishment wouldn't hurt, especially after all Farrah was forced to endure in the process. And just why he was put through that ordeal still mystifies me. Frankly, it irked me then; and it still irks me now, when I think about it.

Then Burns and Company imagined that because there are supposedly 8 million adult bloggers in the USA, all of them will travel to Washington DC to demand similar press passes. This is utterly ridiculous for numerous reasons.

Oh, and just maybe we'd all be in our pajamas, huh :-)

I didn't catch the other show on the News Media with Howard Kurtz which is on Sunday. One topic that both shows had in common, though, was the departure of the dinnertime news presenter, Dan Rather, and his successor.

Let's play Fantasy Movie Casting for a moment: who would you like to see in Dan Rather's anchor chair? Any ideas yet?

There seems to be the feeling out there that the era for "The Voice of Authority" has probably passed. So, what now? Perhaps, someone more like a talk show host...

Stay tuned, as they say.

:: FOX News Watch, March 12 ::

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