January 10, 2005

He Forgot Something

In an article Glenn Reynolds discusses propaganda using the Armstrong Williams affair as well as some historical moments. For some reason Reynolds misses not mentioning the facts that two webloggers were paid by Sen. John Thune to bash the heck out of Tom Daschle. Only after the election did the public find out the weblogs were on Thune's payroll. This most recent instance of media manipulation proves "the blogosphere is successful enough now, and enough people have noticed that success" that it has already attracted "parasitism." We don't need to wait for it; it's already among us.

"Trust -- But Verify"