25 July 2003 >> Some in this country still want our intelligence analysts to err on the side of caution, because doing so could thwart future attacks and would therefore save lives. Others believe that no action should ever be taken unless every scrap of intelligence data is unimpeachable and unambiguous. But if you complain that the administration wasn’t vigilant enough in interpreting pre-September 11th intelligence, you can’t credibly claim that the administration was too vigilant in interpreting the data pertaining to Iraq. More >>

17 July 2003 >> In The Great Media Meltdown, I cited a Washington Post article stating that the number of artifacts missing from the Iraqi National Museum was 33. According to Internet journalist David Nishimura, that figure “represents items from the main exhibit areas of the museum” and does not reflect the entire body of missing artifacts. More >>

16 July 2003 >> The immediacy of Internet reporting can be a double-edged sword, as this reader points out: “The speed of dissemination occurs much faster than any attempt to monitor the accuracy of the information.” What is the basis of trust for the open-source media? More >>

8 July 2003 >> A reader wonders whether blogging will evolve beyond “personality-and-reporting” and the tendency to tear down existing institutions. More >>

3 July 2003 >> As errors and distortions plague the traditional news media, Internet outlets have emerged as an important watchdog, checking the power of the press and providing some much-needed media accountability. What impact has this new “open-source media” had, and what does it mean for the future of reporting? More >>