Blogs as a news source

News stations like CNN and blogs are a little different when it comes to reporting the news.  CNN tries to cover the broad picture of the war in Iraq as much as they can in the 5 minutes they give the war before they start talking about Heith Ledger’s death.  Blogs are a little different.  A blogger is going to tell you there side of the story, as biased as it may be.  They’ll give you a first hand account, and you’ll have a more personal experience reading a blog than you ever would watching the anchorperson on CNN reading off of the teleprompter.  In my opinion, a person’s past credentials don’t really affect there credibility.  I don’t feel like an ex-report has any more reason to stretch the truth in a blog than a Marine.  I feel like the info given in blogs is probably a little bit less reliable.  Bloggers are going to go into a little bit more detail than a news station, which leaves them with more room for error.  Also, bloggers don’t have anything riding on the validity of their story.  While nothing would happen to a blogger that lied, a news station reputation could be ruined by reporting false information.