The Wall Street Journal Bemoans the Power of The Blogosphere

The MSM hangs together, as the Wall Street Journal accuses CNN of surrendering Eason Jordan to a lynch mob.

"That may be old-fashioned damage control. But it does not speak well of CNN that it apparently allowed itself to be stampeded by this Internet and talk-show crew. Of course the network must be responsive to its audience and ratings. But it has other obligations, too, chief among them to show the good judgment and sense of proportion that distinguishes professional journalism from the enthusiasms and vendettas of amateurs."

The WSJ seems to be exercising willful ignorance of Jordans many other transgressions, including a disruptive love affair with the widow of one of its own murdered reporters.

The Journal ends on this rather whiny note: "No doubt this point of view will get us described as part of the "mainstream media." But we'll take that as a compliment since we've long believed that these columns do in fact represent the American mainstream. We hope readers buy our newspaper because we make grown-up decisions about what is newsworthy, and what isn't."