Check this article out at the Online Journalism Review: "
The readers will have the final word
Commentary: A tragedy from the U.S. midwest and an auto show in L.A. illustrate the shift in power from professional reporters to the audience.
By Robert Niles
Posted: 2007-11-16
Two examples today further drive home the lesson that the journalism media no longer provides the final word on the day's news, thanks to the Internet."
http://www.ojr.org/ojr/stories/071116niles/