Tell the Rabble to Be Quiet, We Anticipate a Riot

The U.S. presidential campaign between George W. Bush and John Kerry has prompted a frenzy of gossip and conspiracy theories among Internet bloggers, hybrid online sites that blend news, gossip and opinion. . . .

"Blogs probably pretty accurately reflect the level of polarization and paranoia and frustration among everyday Americans that the entire campaign reflects," said Vanity Fair media critic Michael Wolff, characterizing the new form of overtly-biased journalism as "the voice of the mob."

Mark Egan, "Blogs Abuzz with Gossip in Caustic U.S. Campaign" (Reuters).

Comments

[Enoch Soames]

You really did listen to JCS did'nt you...

[Outer Life]

I think he meant to say "this common crowd is much too loud."

[Alan Sullivan]

Hello. That link didn't work for me. It appears to point back at your own site.

[Outer Life]

Link fixed. Thanks, Alan.

[The Misspent Life]

Freudian link, huh? When one gets down to it, aren't all links to other sites in fact attempts to bring traffic back to your site? One links to other websites in hope of a reciprocal link and one links to articles and the like to provide interesting material to one's readers in the hopes that they will view one's site as essential for interesting information. The bad link simply cut out the middle man. I say you should have left it.