The Washington Post Needs to Check The Facts

There is currently a crisis emerging in mainstream media. It is called, we don’t check the facts or seek quotes from other parties in the know on a subject to see if it is correct or not before we publish. Don’t get me wrong, Sarah Halzack’s article, “ Marketing Moves to the Blogosphere ” is actually filled with highly useful and well researched information about blog usage in companies big and small. I actually love the Washington Post for it’s linking to sources and its page numbers on the online article - these provide great context and are things other newspapers would be wise to learn (and implement) pronto. It is a newspaper that overall that “gets it”. However, her assertion that Jason Calacanis has “retired from blogging” is utter complete nonsense (some would say bullshit ) that indicates a lack of research into the issue that distracts from an otherwise excellent article. As you likely know,...