The difference between you and a blog isn’t the writing, or how fast you get the news, or how big you are, or even how deep your pockets are … but how much people trust you. This trust is huge, actually, because it means when others might break the news before you, people will still want you to confirm that it’s true.
– Leo Babauta on 8 Valuable Lessons Newspapers Must Learn From Bloggers to Survive. I think Gruber’s writing is an ideal example to this statement. Regardless of who has linked to a hot topic, I’m always eager to read his take on the subject and the same holds true to any blogger who writes passionately about any topic.
