Wednesday, January 24, 2007

Spocko Covered In USA Today

Crooks and Liars » Spocko makes it to the pages of USA Today: "Spocko makes it to the pages of USA Today
By: Nicole Belle on Wednesday, January 24th, 2007 at 6:44 PM - PST Submit or Digg this Post

Let no one doubt that the blogosphere–even just a lone blogger–has the power to frame and shape the national debate. This story still has legs in the traditional media because the blogosphere has continued to push back after ABC/Disney's strong-arm tactics. Go Spocko.

USA Today:

In a dispute between the 'new media' of the Internet and the 'old media' of broadcasting, liberal bloggers and conservative talk-radio hosts are accusing each other of trampling the First Amendment's guarantees of free speech.

[..]Some advertisers, including Bank of America and MasterCard, have deserted KSFO since an anonymous media critic identifying himself online as Spocko began posting recordings of the station's 'Hot Talk' hosts. Spocko and some of his readers have been e-mailing the audio to KSFO advertisers since 2005, asking the companies whether they want to be associated with the controversial rhetoric..."

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