>>> It would actually be an enormous improvement if these agencies just said what they wanted to say through blogs, rather than filtering it through "journalist

>>> It would actually be an enormous improvement if these agencies just said what they wanted to say through blogs, rather than filtering it through "journalists". <<< But as you wrote, they will just say what they want to say, which might non necessarily by the truth...so while it might be entertaining to read such a blog, ultimately I want to know what each party is saying, also with some background research, and that is a work of a journalist. Of course, another issue is whether current journalism plays such a role...