I just love EmptyWheel.
Out there - live blogging the torture hearings - getting information out to the public.
If anyone wonders if there is a point to blogging - this is it. Publicizing information that has traditionally been public-in-name-only.
Really- If a hearing happens and it is not televised (and edited, screened, and deemed news-worthy) - did it even happen?
Sure - there would have been some coverage - but getting access to raw data is not something we could expect in any sort of timely fashion. Blogs are not perfect - but at least they are decentralized. Dedicated writers can really provide a service.
Rock on, Emptywheel.
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