New York Times Magazine, according to Editor & Publisher, had a report on the blogosphere that would create a storm of controversy. The Michael Crowley report would show that while liberal blogs outnumbered and in some cases outdraw conservative bloggers, the right side has more effect on politics because of the nexus of talk radio and Drudge.

As it turns out, that's all Crowley had to say. He should sue E&P for lifting his entire 283-word article for their 360-word description of it. Crowley offers no support, no research, not even a hyperlink to the two bloggers he mentions in his threadbare blurb. As for his central assertion -- that conservatives have superior message discipline because of orders received on high from Fox News, Rush Limbaugh, and Drudge -- Michelle Malkin takes that down with a series of of references to high-tension debates on the right this year, primarily the abortive Harriet Miers nomination earlier this fall.

If any one article proved how out of touch the Exempt Media truly is regarding the blogosphere, Crowley's is it. And if E&P wanted to demonstrate that its reputation for news analysis is vastly overblown, they've managed to do it here.

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If the L.A. Times doesn't know who the blogs in their own backyard are, it's abundantly clear that The New York Times isn't exactly wired into the heart of the Blogosphere, either. Update: Ed Morrissey adds:If any one article... [Read More]

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If the L.A. Times doesn't know who the blogs in their own backyard are, it's abundantly clear that The New York Times isn't exactly wired into the heart of the Blogosphere, either. Update: Ed Morrissey adds:If any one article... [Read More]

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