No, sorry, MSM is not cutting edge in any way

This guy actually thinks the networks and MSM are on top of citizen reporting, by which he means an interactive kind of site where users can put up their photos and stories, in this case, of either the London bombing or the recent hurricane in Florida. While it is "nice" that MSM is finally beginning to catch on to the way that being connected has changed the way people seek and share information, these companies are years behind consumers who grew up with computers. I mean the weatherunderground let users post images of developing weather last year and they have had blogs for at least a year. I suspect the problem is that MSMers tend only to look at the sites of other MSMers. Reporters and editors I talk to don't use the Web for their news, so its like they are missing a vision of the information world. Let's be happy they are catching on, but let's not fool ourselves that they are leaders in any way. Lessons of Internet age - The Boston Globe - Boston.com - Personal Tech - Business