MSM No Longer Necessary

Who's on the top of the Important List? Where do they get their news?

"US Senators" would be a good answer to number one. And the answer to number two? Blogs! From Kudlow:

Last night on K&C, I asked three influential US senators about the CNN News scandal regarding Eason Jordan’s traitorous remarks at the Davos economic forum. George Allen, Jeffrey Sessions, and Norman Coleman all agreed with Michelle Malkin’s characterization that Jordan and his CNN defenders have “slimed the military.” They were furious at the whole story, with each expressing anger at Jordan’s liberal anti-US-military bias. Senator Sessions pointed out that episodes like this show why the mainstream media has lost so much credibility in recent years. Senator Coleman was not ready to open up an investigation, but he indicated it was worth looking at. Senator Allen was strong in his defense of both the moral character and the visionary mission of our troops in Iraq.

Importantly, each was aware of the story. And since this whole tawdry tale has been reported only through the blogosphere, it points out just how strong the alternative internet medium of blogging has become. The blogosphere has reported on this from day one, and refuses to stop. Only a few months after the Rathergate scandal during the presidential election campaign the blogosphere, if anything, is even stronger today in its influence and ability to widely disseminate alternative media coverage. Powerhouse bloggers such as John Hinderaker, Glenn Reynolds, and Hugh Hewitt, among many, many others, have flexed their muscles and badly bruised CNN on this story.

Hat tip Instapundit.