Thursday, September 16, 2004

The new morning paper

Hugh Hewitt gets at something important here. Info junkies can put together their own "morning paper." Even if you live in a small town in Kane County, Illinois, you can get your news from the cream of the crop of national reporters and commentators. WaPo, NYTimes, WashTimes, Mark Steyn, The Weekly Standard, Fortune, Beldar, Newsweek, and One Hand Clapping. It is a richer mix than any single paper can deliver to your door.

The key difference is editorial control: the Internet user chooses the stories and writers instead of Bill Keller. In both cases, only one person gets to choose. What is the evidence that Mr. Keller knows better than most individuals what they SHOULD read?

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