I agree with the premise that 'citizen journalism' isn't the dagger to the heart of the news media that some make it out to be; that said, maybe PC should've le

I agree with the premise that 'citizen journalism' isn't the dagger to the heart of the news media that some make it out to be; that said, maybe PC should've let this particular article marinate for a while longer. It's difficult to get past the blind (and in some cases, obviously egotistical) hatred and see his real point. For those interested, there's a great article by David Simon in the WaPo from a while back that makes much the same point without the vitriol. In particular, this line leapt to mind: "[In the context of investigating corruption in the Baltimore PD] Well, sorry, but I didn't trip over any blogger trying to find out McKissick's identity and performance history. Nor were any citizen journalists at the City Council hearing in January when police officials inflated the nature and severity of the threats against officers. And there wasn't anyone working sources in the police department to counterbalance all of the spin or omission." http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/27/AR2009022703591_pf.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02...