Yes and I'll agree there needs to be a way to incorporate what blogs to well into the the traditiona media.

Journalists who understand blogging dynamics end up doing a better job.

Media outlets who view blogs as an unavoidable evil seem to end up less responsive and respectful of readers than in the pre-internet age.

Perhaps the problem is the current version of capitalism has made it an either/or situation - because the electronic era seems to function as a handy excuse to pay everyone as little as possible. That money is going somewhere...