Group 4 reading

The fact that a ton of big media people read this 21-year-old's blog is an amazing one. That he has built up this much credibility in only two years is something any professional journalist can only dream of. It seems bloggers are given more of the benefit of the doubt, as journalists are held to the highest standards of objectivity and integrity (which they should be), but bloggers get the same respect and do not have to adhere to the same extremely high standards. It's better than journalists' getting complacent, I suppose, so maybe it's not such a bad thing. The only problem is when bloggers are given too much leeway, like in the Rathergate case. People still must realize bloggers may not have the qualifications or credentials to be an expert.