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From the tireless David S. Hirschman at the essential MediaBistro Daily News Feed, this scoop by Greg Lindsay:
During the weblog's transition from a variation of a personal homepage to a rival to the reporting and commentary of the mainstream media (MSM)—and occasional assassin of the media's kings—I've been keeping an eye open for the announcement that would signal blogging's entry into the mainstream and the end of its subversive, outsider reputation. As a canary-in-the-coal-mine sign, Tina Brown is the perfect bird. The British-born editor is the consummate MSM insider, who, just as the dotcom boom was peaking, was pouring her media-mogul hopes and dreams into Talk magazine. (Remember that it had the preliminary subtitle of "The American Conversation," a mantle snatched away with gusto by the collective inhabitants of the blogosphere.)
The blogosphere seemed safe enough. These days Brown is busy with her cable-TV show, her Washington Post column, and the research for her seven-figure bio of Princess Diana. After a St. Patrick's Day rant in her column in which she point-blank declared that snoopy bloggers "are the new Stasi," I figured blogging would remain the hole-in-the-wall haven for journalistic outlaws.
But my sense of security was short-lived. Starting next month Brown is crashing the bloggers' party, as Arianna Huffington's guest.
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