Want the news behind the news? Try reading the blogs of some of TV's news personalities. NBC's Brian Williams blogs on The Nightly Daily, an MSNBC blog that includes not only his observations but that of other newsies for NBC.
Williams is quick to admit mistakes:
On the evening of August 19th, in an attempt to show comparative gasoline prices around the world, we showed the adjusted price in U.S. dollars of a gallon of gasoline in Amsterdam (The Netherlands) and showed the flag of Norway (bad). We realized the error too late, and regret the error.
MSNBC anchor Keith Olbermann's blog, Bloggermann is, like its author, both funny and scathing:
Understand this about (Rush) Limbaugh. He doesn’t believe half the junk he spouts. I’ve met him, and had pleasant enough conversations with him, twice - at the 1980 World Series when he was still a mid-level baseball flunky with a funny name, and once in the mid ‘90s at ESPN when he was just beginning his campaign to get a toehold there. He is a quiet, almost colorless man who, if he could be guaranteed similar success in sportscasting, would sell out the sheep who follow his every word - and would do it before close of business today.
You can read about politics in NBC's First Read or follow Fox News' Greta Van Susteren's thoughts on Gretawire.
Guess the newsies, tired of getting thier butts kicked by the bloggers, decided it was better to join than fight.
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