Tuesday, February 21, 2006
'Not a Lampoon Hoax ...' Part II: Cambridge Common: "I will continue to report on reports of other people's reports." ... Bottom line: The blog's sources were accurate last night. Cambridge Common literally broke news of pending breaking news. Very impressive. ... Repeat again: It's not your father's media anymore. ...
Update -- No rumor. Just official fact: Larry resigns effective July 1. ... Reaction over at Cambridge Common.
'Not a Lampoon Hoax ...': How we get the news today: Wake up, make coffee, flick on computer, check emails, scan newspapers and blogs and see Instapundit has a post from late last night on rumors/reports of imminent resignation by Harvard's Larry Summers. Follow Instapundit's link to Cambridge Common which has lots of late-night rumors/reports about Summer's probable resignation based on sources within The Crimson who say they're doing a story on it for next morning ("apparently the Crimson is leaking like a sieve.") Go to Crimson site: Sure enough, as Cambridge Common reported, the student newspaper has a story this morning on Larry's possible resignation, based on a report in the WSJ, a story also mentioned and speculated about last night on Cambridge Common (WJR story is sub. req. but the headline is indeed posted on its front page this morning). ... It's not your father's media anymore, in case you didn't notice. ...
P.S. -- Things move so fast now that web commentators have already said what you wish you could have been the first to say, i.e. See first 10:38 p.m. comment at Cambridge Common -- that was going to be my view! ...
P.S. P.S -- The blogger slaughter continues. Cambridge Common also reports: "Some members of The Crimson are apparently livid with their leakers (which are, I assure you, numerous)." ... So now blogs are not only reporting what's going to be reported, but they're reporting how reporters are upset with reports of their upcoming reports. ... Repeat: It's not your father's media anymore. ...
Update -- No rumor. Just official fact: Larry resigns effective July 1. ... Reaction over at Cambridge Common.
'Not a Lampoon Hoax ...': How we get the news today: Wake up, make coffee, flick on computer, check emails, scan newspapers and blogs and see Instapundit has a post from late last night on rumors/reports of imminent resignation by Harvard's Larry Summers. Follow Instapundit's link to Cambridge Common which has lots of late-night rumors/reports about Summer's probable resignation based on sources within The Crimson who say they're doing a story on it for next morning ("apparently the Crimson is leaking like a sieve.") Go to Crimson site: Sure enough, as Cambridge Common reported, the student newspaper has a story this morning on Larry's possible resignation, based on a report in the WSJ, a story also mentioned and speculated about last night on Cambridge Common (WJR story is sub. req. but the headline is indeed posted on its front page this morning). ... It's not your father's media anymore, in case you didn't notice. ...
P.S. -- Things move so fast now that web commentators have already said what you wish you could have been the first to say, i.e. See first 10:38 p.m. comment at Cambridge Common -- that was going to be my view! ...
P.S. P.S -- The blogger slaughter continues. Cambridge Common also reports: "Some members of The Crimson are apparently livid with their leakers (which are, I assure you, numerous)." ... So now blogs are not only reporting what's going to be reported, but they're reporting how reporters are upset with reports of their upcoming reports. ... Repeat: It's not your father's media anymore. ...
