Andrew Sullivan shares his thoughts on whether bloggers should be held to journalistic standards as part of a series of videos from bigthink.com.
Money quote, for my money:
“There are some very simple rules that apply to all writing: don’t lie; if you’re wrong, correct; do not misrepresent; and try to keep oneself intellectually honest.”
Watch this video posted on his blog, The Daily Dish:
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