Newsweek's Howard Fineman - Pajama Blogger Journalist (Wizbang)

If you missed Scarborough Country on MSNBC tonight, you missed Newsweek's Howard Fineman deliver this classic line, "Let me admit that I have written for the Internet in my pajamas."

Then he explains why Rathergate is a turning point for "big media:"

"Everyone in the world is looking your shoulder while you are reporting and writing a story. It's like when I began as a newspaper reporter at a small bureau in Kentucky, you know, somebody could march right in to the newsroom the next day if you didn't get it right in the newspaper. And that kind of situation now exists on a global scale because of the Internet. ..."

"...I think what we're all selling is credibility. And i think in the big media, let's not say main stream or whatever, in the big media credibility for the accuracy of what you report is what our business is. And that has to be kept in mind at all times. If we in the big media are going to survive in this new world of the Internet, and bloggers, and so forth, we have to sell even more and care even more about our accuracy, because it's easy to stick anything out there on the Internet. Hopefully we do have the quality control, and the editorial judgment, and the journalistic experience so that when readers and viewers and web surfers come to our name brand they can trust what they do [big media journalists]."

"That's what makes this issue so big in journalism and journalistic circles."

Amen, fellow pajama ~~blogger~~ journalist!

Fineman appeared in a segment with Robert Zelnick (former ABC reporter), Carl Limbacher of NewMax, and Bobby Eberle (GOPUSA and Talon News). Both Carl and Bobby stopped by Bloggers Corner at the RNC on several occasions, and were both very nice guys. Good to see them getting some publicity.

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Comments (15)

I saw this. It was pretty ... (Below threshold)

1. Posted by ctob | September 14, 2004 12:00 AM | Score: -1 (1 votes cast)

ctob:

I saw this. It was pretty good. Scarborough had a couple of web guys on too. He didn't cop out on the whole thing like O'Reilly did. He had almost a whole half hour about the topic and didn't weasel out of saying they were basically forgeries. And did let it degenerate into Bush bad, forgery doesn't matter.

Posted on September 14, 2004 00:00

- For anyone who hasn't see... (Below threshold)

2. Posted by Hunter | September 14, 2004 12:06 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Hunter:

- For anyone who hasn't seem this already...the chum is finally kicking in...Those sleek killing machines are starting to take large chunks from the carcus....

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18982-2004Sep13.html

..Someone get Dan a glass of water...He looks faint...

Posted on September 14, 2004 00:06

I'd love to send Howard Fin... (Below threshold)

3. Posted by Jeff Harrell | September 14, 2004 12:14 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Jeff Harrell:

I'd love to send Howard Fineman an email of thanks on the pajama issue, but I can't find an email address for him. Newsweek's web site routs everything through a catch-all account.

Anybody have an email address for Howard Fineman?

Posted on September 14, 2004 00:14

<a href="mailto:howard.fine... (Below threshold)

4. Posted by ALD | September 14, 2004 12:34 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

ALD:

howard.fineman@newsweek.com should work. But I offer no guarantees.

Posted on September 14, 2004 00:34

You might have hit it, ALD.... (Below threshold)

5. Posted by Jeff Harrell | September 14, 2004 12:43 AM | Score: -1 (1 votes cast)

You might have hit it, ALD. I sent a message to that address and have not as yet gotten a bounce back.

Thanks very much!

Posted on September 14, 2004 00:43

Bingo, ALD. I wrote him a t... (Below threshold)

6. Posted by Jeff Harrell | September 14, 2004 12:58 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Bingo, ALD. I wrote him a thank-you note, and he replied:

You're welcome. Written on blackberry while still in regular clothes...

Posted on September 14, 2004 00:58

Ol' Br'er Dan got caught in... (Below threshold)

7. Posted by Robert | September 14, 2004 9:50 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Robert:

Ol' Br'er Dan got caught in de Briar Patch.

Who's smart now?

Thank you Pajama Brigade. You have done your country a service. 50% alert! You can rest now butwith one eye open until Nov 2.

Posted on September 14, 2004 09:50

There are those in temperat... (Below threshold)

8. Posted by Sergeant America | September 14, 2004 2:28 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Sergeant America:

There are those in temperate climes that may keyboard nude; is there ever any mention of those in thongs?

Digital Brown...fer' me!

::grin::

Posted on September 14, 2004 14:28

Um. I always just kind of a... (Below threshold)

9. Posted by Jeff Harrell | September 14, 2004 2:31 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Um. I always just kind of assumed that "is my pajamas" was a euphemism for nekkid.

Posted on September 14, 2004 14:31

Aw, crap on a cracker. A sh... (Below threshold)

10. Posted by Jeff Harrell | September 14, 2004 2:33 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Aw, crap on a cracker. A short, simple comment, and I blow it with a typo. That should have been "IN my pajamas," obviously.

Posted on September 14, 2004 14:33

Thank you, Sergeant America... (Below threshold)

11. Posted by Ken O'Banion | September 14, 2004 5:36 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Ken O'Banion:

Thank you, Sergeant America, for painting that one for us.

It's going to take years to get that image out of my head!

Posted on September 14, 2004 17:36

Yeah...pretty sweet (Finema... (Below threshold)

12. Posted by -S- | September 14, 2004 5:59 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

-S-:

Yeah...pretty sweet (Fineman). But it was PowerLine and/or INDC and/or Intapundit who first shared the Jammies image and called us the Pajama now Jammies Brigade. Over the weekend, think it was Sunday...

Posted on September 14, 2004 17:59

Great so far......Keep up t... (Below threshold)

13. Posted by Jim Paveso | September 15, 2004 5:28 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Jim Paveso:

Great so far......Keep up the good work......

Posted on September 15, 2004 17:28

14. Posted by Jim Paveso | September 15, 2004 5:29 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on September 15, 2004 17:29

Great.... Keep up the good ... (Below threshold)

15. Posted by Jim Paveso | September 15, 2004 5:33 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Great.... Keep up the good work.............DAD

Posted on September 15, 2004 17:33

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