But Who’s Watching the Bloggers Who Are Watching the Bloggers?

Mediashift, a new blog from PBS that will focus on New Media, made its debut yesterday.  Looks pretty interesting:

And each week, I’ll pose a more pointed question to you all to get
Your Take. The following week, I’ll do a roundup of the best of what
you’ve offered to share with us. And once per week, I’ll do a feature
called Digging Deeper that will include deeper thinking and even
interviews. Eventually, I’ll start a weekly podcast, add audio and
video to the site, and do more stories that include you in a two-way
conversation.

And I hope that together we can break the bonds of traditional
blogging and journalism. The more I think about the traditional way of
doing journalism, the more questions I have about it. If I’m a movie
critic, for instance, why does my view rate in importance? I got in
free to the movie, the movie stars are there for me to interview, why
do I know better than you?

And as a journalist reporting a feature story or news story, why do
I only talk to the usual analysts and experts? Why are the same people
quoted over and over again in all the different news outlets? Are they
really that much smarter than you are?

I’m subscribed.