A search on Yahoo for 'Jeff Gannon' directs (top links) to a Yahoo news
article explaining the current situation with the blogger investigation and gives credit to, among others, DailyKos (First mentioned)
First, the Kudos:
Gannon, whose real name, according to investigators at DailyKos and other blogs, is James "J.D." Guckert, first gained attention several weeks ago when he asked a question at a presidential press conference that some in the press corps considered so friendly it might have been planted. Later it was revealed by E&P that Gannon had been turned down last year for a congressional press pass because he could not prove his employer was a valid news organization. That denial barred him from receiving a White House "hard pass," allowing regular access to White House press events.
Yahoo also covers the porn/prostitute angle:
Gannon's refusal to deny he used a fake name sparked investigations by a number of blogs, including Daily Kos, Eschaton, and World O' Crap, that probed his true identity. In addition, those sites posted allegations yesterday that Web sites such as hotmilitarystud.com, militaryescorts.com, and militaryescortsm4m.com, were registered to the same owner as Gannon's personal Web site, according to the blog MediaCitizen.
And among other things, includes a point about how Gannon turned up during the Plame/CIA investigation.
Another intriguing issue is his involvement, along with better known Robert Novak, Judith Miller and others, in the Valerie Plame/CIA (news - web sites) episode. His name turned up on a list of reporters targeted for questioning by the federal prosecutor in the case. Froomkin of the The Washington Post wrote last spring that "the reason Gannon is on the list is most likely an attempt to find out who gave him a secret memo that he mentioned in an interview he had with Plame's husband, former ambassador and administration critic Joseph Wilson."
Hopefully, as this continues, this will move from the Yahoo Entertainment-Industry (entertainment section???) section to the front page section.
Granted, Yahoo may not be MSM in itself, but it draws it's headlines from the MSM and considering it's my home page, I'm sure it's also lots of other people's front pages.
Been meaning to set DailyKos as my front page. Gotta do that...