Issue: In the Blogosphere, Lightning Strikes Thrice: CNN news exec is latest victim of blogosphere's Wild West justice/Howard Kurtz, Washington Post.

DFO: At times, the blogosphere can be scary because it's brutally frank -- and turnaround time is next to zero, faster even than radio or television. Still, I believe, the blogs are here to stay and are a good thing, representing the next wave.

Question: Is the blogosphere a little too ruly and unfair? Are trained journalists better able to play the role as gatekeeper?

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