Blogging Journalism

I recently read Owen Gibson's article regarding the impact that blogging is making in US politics and the media. In the article, he mentions that "[blogging] is classic investigative journalism" and that what makes blogging different from traditional journalism is that the clues are out there for the whole world to experience. A prime example of this is "Rathergate" in which bloggers from all sides of the political arena dissected CBS' story, evidence and resources and used their power to influence the news agenda. This type of in-depth investigation is available to everyone and the fact that bloggers dive into specific topics and stories and question their validity is awesome to experience. Although it's doubtful that blogging will take the place of print and TV journalism, I do think that blogging enables us the ability to question the norm and seek the truth.