Maybe the Obama media operation is missing something

Journalists play an important role as filters of information-fact?

An interesting point from Emma Heald writing over at the Editor's Weblog.

Emma is discussing the Obama regime's rush to embrace new technology to communicate with the masses and makes a salient point.

This by-passing of the traditional media works just fine for an event such as the inauguration, when the inauguration team's Twitter feed and blog provided fans with updates throughout the day. But when it comes to politics and the day-to-day workings of government, different issues arise with regards to 'information' direct from the source. It is essential to remember the vital role that traditional media has played for the past few hundred years as a intermediary between those in power and the masses: to provide an independent informed voice that can filter out the propaganda amongst the real news.