The Blog Circuit Court Of Appeals

The DSM has brought out a lot of commentary on why the MSM didn't give much weight to it at first, and why that is changing. Here's a take from PressThink:

News judgment used to be king. If the press ruled against you, you just weren't news. But if you weren't news how would anyone know enough about you to contest the ruling? Today, the World Wide Web is the sovereign force, and journalists live and work according to its rules.

It goes on for quite a ways, but it's easy readin'. Lotsa links.