Marshall Law
Columbia Journalism Review, May 19, 2009
By Megan Garber
Media consolidation encouraged the notion of balance -- large news organizations had to be appealing to everybody, all the time. The Web's toppling of barriers means that a much more healthy ecosystem of different news organizations can emerge. And those organizations can turn the equation around: to emphasize accuracy and honesty over balance.
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