It might be that some of journalists' concerns about blogs and blogging arise out of fear of competition...good observations from Mark Glaser at OJR OJR article: Media Critics Rave (and Kvetch) About the Internet's Impact: "Weblogs not only give critics more to review, they also are a new form of competition: Thousands of opinionated observers spend their days examining and writing about every move made by newsmakers and the media that cover them."