Opaque Lucidity: Blogger Mountains?

February 08, 2005

Blogger Mountains?

Deacon over at Powerline has posted an e-mail from a reader complaining that the blogosphere's continuing pursuit of Eason Jordan is making a mountain out of a molehill. I'm sure that many in the MSM would agree.

Let's put this in perspective. When Trent Lott made a thoughtless alternate history comment about Strom Thurmond in 2002, he ultimately resigned from his position as Senate Majority Leader. His comment, although unfortunate, was made with the intention of saying something positive about a retiring fellow Senator. I do not believe that he meant it to be a slam against the last 50 years of civil rights progress, but that's how it came out. The blogosphere was all over the story, as was the MSM. The damage was done.

Eason Jordan made an undeniable comment: the US military has targeted and killed 12 journalists in Iraq. He said this in a foreign country in front of an audience that contained a US Congressman and Senator. His statement leaves very little room for broad interpretation. He is a top level executive for one of the largest news networks on the planet. The blogosphere is on him like grease on a Whopper.

What's the difference? Eason Jordan is a "journalist" and his comments were very, very specific, so specific that several Middle Eastern journalists thanked him afterwards for saying what they had known for so long. Did he say it in front an audience for effect? Maybe. But the fact remains that he said it, he shouldn't have, and it's probably going to cost him his job.

To those who say we're blowing this out of proportion: if you don't like it, don't read it.

Posted by Matthew at February 8, 2005 03:32 PM

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