The report was also published in Time Magazine . And critics have challenged the reliability of some online news services. Matt Drudge, creator of a political gossip and news web site, caused a stir by breaking the Monica Lewinsky story before other mainstream media thought it was ready for publication. Criticized for not checking his facts, Drudge defended his work at the National Press Club last month and speculated about the future of news. We have entered an era vibrating with the din of small voices.
Every citizen can be a reporter, can take on the powers that be.
We all become equal-and you would be amazed what the ordinary guy knows. The magazine's lead article, written by publisher and editor Steven Brill was a sharp, critical look at the media's coverage of the Monica Lewinsky story. Brill asserted that many of the early articles and reports on the Lewinsky case were based on innuendo and unnamed, unconfirmed sources. He also claimed that in their over-reliance on leaks, some reporters allowed themselves to be manipulated by key players in the story. Brill admits that mistakes were made.