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Ben Lahnger · 08-13-2010, 07:14 AM

Heretic, could a Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein afford to pursue an investigation into the connection between the Watergate break-in and the Nixon re-election campaign committee under the circumstances of current day newspaper management? Could they do it if they weren't working for a newspaper?

It's not fair to say that the same people can accomplish the same type of reporting if they are working as independent internet bloggers. There's no evidence of that being true.

08-13-2010, 07:14 AM	#7
Ben Lahnger Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Um, lower, oh yeah, uh, uh ... YES THERE! Posts: 6,738	Heretic, could a Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein afford to pursue an investigation into the connection between the Watergate break-in and the Nixon re-election campaign committee under the circumstances of current day newspaper management? Could they do it if they weren't working for a newspaper? It's not fair to say that the same people can accomplish the same type of reporting if they are working as independent internet bloggers. There's no evidence of that being true. __________________ Lead me not into temptation ... follow me, I know a shortcut! As the poets have mournfully sung, death takes the innocent young, the rolling in money, the screamingly funny, and those who are very well hung. Your days are numbered - 26,280 per person on average - 2,000,000,000 heartbeats ... tick, tick, tick