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FireDogLake's Libby reporting forces a reevaluation of blogs Glenn Greenwald [2007-02-15]

• You Left Out the Unfortunate Part of That Article...

  ... the shameless credit-grabbing by Robert A. Cox, president of "the America Bloggers Association."

  For blogs, the Libby trial marks a courthouse coming of age. It is the first federal case for which independent bloggers have been given official credentials along with reporters from the traditional news media, said Robert A. Cox, president of the Media Bloggers Association. Mr. Cox negotiated access for the bloggers.

  Mr. Cox had absolutely no role in negotiation access for Firedoglake, which did so independently long ago, most likely before Mr. Cox even thought about it. Cox has also tried to force FDL into his "pool" deal with AP, which, I believe, FDL rebuffed. And yet Cox not only continues to act like this was all his doing, the Times dutifully goes along.

  FDL's coverage was FDL's alone, and in no way, shape, or form, associated with whatever con game Cox is pushing.

  -- dave
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