Freewheeling 'bloggers' are rewriting rules of journalism

Looks like you're making the big time KOS.

In an article in USA today DailyKos.com is one of several blogs mentioned and linked to.

WASHINGTON -- They used to be known as the boys on the bus: the big-name columnists, network TV producers and reporters for large-circulation newspapers who had the power to make or break a presidential candidate's reputation. Now they've got competition.
In the 2004 election, the boys (and girls) on the bus have been joined by a new class of political arbiters: the geeks on their laptops. They call themselves bloggers. Their mission: to remake political journalism and, quite possibly, democracy itself. The plan: to run an end around big media by becoming publishers on the Internet.

And you thought you had trolls before     :)

All in all a fairly balanced upbeat look at the world of blogs

•  Re: Freewheeling 'bloggers'

  The one bad comment I foud is that
  It does misleadingly make it sound like some of yous are getting rich off it though, Kos.

  Bloggers have found they can make their soapboxes pay.

  Moulitsas says he got $4,000 in less than 12 hours when he asked fans of DailyKos.com to help him pay for a new server.

  by mickey on Tue Dec 30, 2003 at 12:17:51 PM PDT

  •  Re: Freewheeling 'bloggers'

    Yeah, I'm sure kos is made of money...

    mick, were you mentioned in the piece?

    by Bob Johnson on Tue Dec 30, 2003 at 12:21:36 PM PDT

    •  Re: Freewheeling 'bloggers'

      Yeah, I'm sure kos is made of money...

      like I said it was misleading

      I can see all the bloggers out there or people who will now want to start one thinking they will get rich

       YOU TOO CAN GET RICH IN THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF BLOGGING'  send $25 now for all the information how you can start your own blog in less then a week.

      by mickey on Tue Dec 30, 2003 at 12:32:07 PM PDT

      •  Re: Freewheeling 'bloggers'

        So, in other words, you didn't rate a mention.

        Bastards.
        

        by Bob Johnson on Tue Dec 30, 2003 at 12:38:16 PM PDT

        •  Re: Freewheeling 'bloggers'

          So, in other words, you didn't rate a mention.

          Yeah but their doing another piece next week on the pointless posts of people who post and I think im going to be mentioned quite a bit      :)

          and since I didnt say it before, super congartulations to you Kos this is really great and Im really happy for you

          by mickey on Tue Dec 30, 2003 at 12:42:46 PM PDT

          •  Re: Freewheeling 'bloggers'

            Yes, three cheers for kos who gives us this forum to behave like children.

            (See?  I can be an ass kisser, too.)

            by Bob Johnson on Tue Dec 30, 2003 at 12:50:47 PM PDT

•  Re: Blog article in McPaper

  At least the article finally labelled Insta-idiot for what he is -- a "right-leaning" blogger.  I'm tired of seeing him characterized as "liberal."

  by Passing Shot on Tue Dec 30, 2003 at 12:42:49 PM PDT

•  geeks?

  What makes us geeks?

  That we have access to the Internet?  Doesn't most of the country?

  That we care about issues and politics?  Don't a whole lot of people, if not a majority?

  That we put in time and thought?  Would any patriot do less?

  by Carl Nyberg on Tue Dec 30, 2003 at 01:17:12 PM PDT

  •  Re: geeks?

    Being informed and thoughtful is a rare "condition". The diagnostic category invented for this is "geeks".

    Coming next: "Why do they ("geeks") hate America so?"

    by sandalwood on Tue Dec 30, 2003 at 01:24:04 PM PDT