Whee, the Christian Science Monitor is weighing in on the blogging craze. They're quick to point out that mainstream media are "running scared" with reader and viewership levels declining, but without a quote from Robert Thompson we're not sure we can believe it.

But let's assume, for a moment, that major publishers and broadcasters are scared. Frightened, even.

"Mainstream journalism," however you want to define it, has been under siege so long it's hard to keep track of all the people, things, and outlets that were or are still going to destroy it.

Yes, indeed, very hard to keep track. So let's not do that, mmm-kay?