The END of Military Blogging? -- Day 2 -- Update: Climbdown or a misunderstanding to begin with? Contributed by Bill Faith
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Below the fold: and some very good news if it's true.
Michelle Malkin
Hugh Hewitt at Townhall : "The milbloggers, in short, have done an extraordinary job of keeping the home front not only safe but also informed. I cannot imagine what the public would think of the war if this vital flow of information –solid, reliable, realistic information—had not been flowing back to the homefront for relay and rereading by the millions of Americans skeptical of the MSM’s ability or willingness to report on the war in anything approaching an objective fashion. Now, in a stunning admission of almost impossible to believe incompetence, the Army has announced henceforth the blogs will fall silent unless the entry has been preapproved. E-mails to civilians as well. In short, the Army is abruptly ending operations on a key portion of the battlefield –the fight for American public opinion."
The MilBlogs team is all over the story. and keep scrolling, then keep checking back. I won't even attempt to link to all of the individual posts. I will try to keep an eye out for good related posts on other sites. "Developing," as they say.
Contributed by Bill Faith on May 3, 2007 at 12:52 PM |