De James Lileks, via Instapundit: I think there are some important lessons for Big Media -- and for everyone else -- in the rise of the blogosphere. They stem from the fact that bloggers operate on the Internet, where arguments from authority are difficult since nobody knows whether you're a dog.
I'd Rather Be Blogging: CBS stonewalls as "guys in pajamas" uncover a fraud.
Jonathan Klein, a former executive vice president of CBS News who oversaw "60 Minutes" [...] dismissed the bloggers who are raising questions about the authenticity of the memos: "You couldn't have a starker contrast between the multiple layers of check and balances [at '60 Minutes'] and a guy sitting in his living room in his pajamas writing."
Expert Cited by CBS Says He Didn't Authenticate Papers: "There's no way that I, as a document expert, can authenticate them," Marcel Matley said in a telephone interview from San Francisco. The main reason, he said, is that they are "copies" that are "far removed" from the originals.
