Great explainer by Jay Rosen about context.

"For people in the press, bloggers vs. journalists is an elaborate way of staying the same, of refusing to change, while permitting into the picture some of the stressful changes I have mentioned. A shorter way to say this is: it’s fucking neurotic."

More thoughts from Clay Shirky about WikiLeaks and its role as a stateless/international organization.

Jay Rosen talks about the launch of East Village Local.

A corollary to Rosen's 2006 idea of "The People Formerly Known as the Audience." Great read.

"In media history up to now, the press is free to report on what the powerful wish to keep secret because the laws of a given nation protect it. But Wikileaks is able to report on what the powerful wish to keep secret because the logic of the Internet permits it. This is new."

Jay Rosen details his stance on the ideology of the American political press. Really solid analysis.

Jay Rosen recaps the David Gregory and Meet the Press saga concerning fact checking.