When blogging came of age:

All in all, I?ve revised my earlier views about the usefulness of blogging, moving full circle from my earlier position. Yes, there's still a lot of chaff out there, and it's the reader's responsibility to sift and choose. But in the best spirit of grassroots participation, these new information gatekeepers are helping to rewrite the rules."

Amateur Newsies Top the Pros:

"...one of the most striking things about the terrorist attacks in Washington and New York was the outpouring of outstanding Internet coverage from ordinary citizens."

Web's counterpoint to offline media:

"In the words of one Slashdot.org user, the World Trade Centre attack has become the 'tale of two media' -- on one hand the traditional broadcast and print outlets, and on the other the libertarian 'personal journalism' of the Web."