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...Metropolitan Opera for three decades; in New York City. In his 30 years at the Met, he was regarded as one of the greatest Verdi baritones of his generation, singing the title role in Rigoletto many times. Unlike many opera singers of his age, Merrill never avoided the mainstream: he appeared occasionally in Las Vegas and his recording of the national anthem was used for many years to open games at Yankee Stadium...
Official blogs are the polar opposite. Where people like Christopher Allbritton are trying to transcend mainstream media (with a fraction of their resources), official blogs are attempting to repackage them. Of the three major American 24-hour news outlets—MSNBC, CNN and Fox—two have dedicated staff members to permanent blogs (CNN is still lacking in this regard). Fox in particular devotes a substantial section of its website to its daily selection of five or six blogs. They seem to be mainly targeted at generating interest in Fox’s various news-talk shows...
...Chris Missick is one of these people. His blog, set in Iraq and entitled A Line in the Sand, is a soldier’s take on the war. In Missick’s case, it’s a slightly jaded take, as his blog convincingly argues that mainstream media are missing the real, positive stories in the country in their zeal to sensationalize the war and negate America’s achievements. As he wrote in an email to me: “Our soldiers in Najaf fought for hours on end to retrieve an exploded, deadlined?...
...blog entries consist of pithy comments introducing links to varied, yet monolithically partisan, news sources. They exist as media digests for the lazy but opinionated. The aforementioned Instapundit, for example, heavily favors linking to conservative media outlets. Unlike the amateur journalists and storytellers, linkers do not attempt to transcend mainstream media, only to navigate them. By not challenging the assertions and assumptions of the mainstream, these blogs do a disservice to their readers...
Blogs are never going to replace mainstream media, but they can augment it. Contrasting one of Chris Missick’s entries with the latest MSNBC report from Iraq is an informative experience. However, just like with mainstream media, reading just one blog is likely to leave you in a partisan haze. Even for blogs, the rule still holds: the more sources you read, the better; and the closer you get to the truth...