Ana Marie finds quite a lot in Las Vegas:
They say, however, there’s a thin line between hating someone and wanting to be someone. Sure enough, the panel on political journalism is an uncomfortable mix of criticism and instruction. On the one hand, political reporters were excoriated for their kowtowing, wishy-washy coverage, and blasted for letting their preconceived notions dictate the "master narrative." On the other hand, the four bloggers on the panel ‚Äî the fifth was Matt Bai, who writes about politics for the New York Times Magazine ‚Äî talk about blogging in a way that implies that they’re re-inventing the journalistic wheel. "To have good sourcing you have to maintain relationships," says one. And as for letting a master narrative guide one’s writing ‚Äî there are few narratives more over-arching than the presumption that most mainstream journalists are corrupt, weak-willed shills who hobnob with sources at cocktail parties and protect the establishment at the cost of our basic rights. Except, that is, for the new master narrative: empowered netizens speaking brave and uncomfortable truths to power.
The Dish 