Can a Really Big Journalist Be a Blogger?

He was the first anchor to take over a network evening
newscast in the 21st century, so it was probably inevitable that Brian
Williams would begin channeling his inner Gawker by getting his own daily
blog.

"There is no better way to say this than to whip
out a cliche from the old cliche bag or drawer," Mr. Williams said
in an interview. "We are trying to lift the veil. We’re trying to
expose ourselves as a collection of humans grappling with how to spend
our precious 22 minutes each night."

"I said to my wife," he added, " ‘I don’t have a therapist. I
have my blog.’ "

The Dowbrigade has said the same thing to Norma
Yvonne, many times. Unfortunately, she always responds with an
aphorism "You get what you pay for". We’re still not exactly sure what
she means.

This is a good thing, we think, if it allows us
to see the man behind the curtain.  We plan to monitor the Brian
Williams blog for a while and see if it really exposes the inner workings of the
media machine. If it does, it will be interesting to observe the
reactions of William’s colleagues and bosses….

story from the
New York Times

Brian William’s Blog
(the Daily Nightly)