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December 19, 2004

Congrats!

Posted by Bill

... to Powerline for their appropriate recognition in Time Magazine. They easily deserve such great credit for Rathergate, as it's doubtful that any of us would have quickly taken the steps to carefully scrutinize the suspicious documents without their prescient vetting and convincing presentation of what initially seemed like a run-of-the-mill conspiracy theory from the fever swamps of the internet. The daily excellence of their blog is also a key factor, of course. Fantastic job, guys.

It's also important to note that Free Republic members initiated the Rather scrutiny, LGF's early overlay of a Word document turned the abstract concept of fake documentation into a powerful visual statement that animated the story, and Ratherbiased was hot on my heels with obtention of expert analysis specifically intended to resonate with mainstream media outlets and give the story early legs in the press. These kudos don't even touch the dozens of bloggers that stepped up with important investigative work, the important summary work done by Allahpundit and Instapundit, or the vital, steadfast leadership of Hugh Hewitt and Jim Geraghty during the highs and lows of the investigation. Open-source journalism is a team sport, and all of these bloggers showed great cooperation and initiative.

What a year, eh?

Posted by Bill at December 19, 2004 12:46 PM | TrackBack (1)

Comments

And don't forget *your* huge contribution. I visited here several times a day and was so impressed with your thoroughness and calmness through it all. Bravo to you, Bill

Posted by: Maggie at December 19, 2004 03:59 PM

Powerline certainly deserves the award, but TIME shouldn't be so rude to Glenn Reynolds.

http://www.dinocrat.com/archives/2004/12/19/using-rathergate-as-a-cover-up-of-swiftboatvets/

Thanks, Jack Risko

Posted by: jack risko at December 19, 2004 05:05 PM

This is what democracy looks like!

Posted by: Ghost of a flea at December 19, 2004 06:25 PM

Geraghty...how do you pronounce that anyway?

Re Rathergate: the LGF overlay was cute and easy to comprehend, but you did the leg work of the interview that gave the story credibility and completely refuted CBS's "expert" with a recognized national expert.

Posted by: Jane at December 19, 2004 10:54 PM

What the heck is this, a conspiracy? Maybe I'm a little biased, but really, I thought you were leading the investigation the whole time. I just don't get it.

Posted by: Jane at December 20, 2004 04:33 PM

I just don't get it.

Me neither. Apparently, the Corner(!) was.

Posted by: Bill from INDC at December 20, 2004 04:38 PM