CNN.com did a piece on the War and the Web

discussing OIF warblogs ... the commentator made sure to say that blogs don't fact check and are unedited ... he also focused on "The A___ist" as an example of a popular blog. Seems to me that they could've used a better editor on that piece.

Article in WAPO examines the impact of the plagiarism scandal and its possible impact on the credibility of news blogging. The scandal "is provoking debate over just what ethical standards should be applied to this evolving online phenomenon," says the Post. One journalism professor thinks not: "They've become popular because they're faster than anything else. Blogs empower the audience. ... Now they don't have to rely on information being mediated by CNN or Fox News."
Ethics of war blogging [Washington Post] [via Corante]

More: Some prior knowledge of blogging and ethics could have helped this guy out.