BLOGOSPHERE CORRECTION
Dan Drezner corrects Hugh Hewitt's blogosphere-boosting Weekly Standard piece, noting especially the central role of Josh Marshall in the Lott affair and the Big Four's lack of influence on Rick Santorum's career. (The permalink isn't working, but this item is currently at the top of the page, dated Saturday, June 6.)
The post points up two aspects of the role of blogs and blog-loving online writers. First, exaggeration and overstatement pay. They get attention. Second, somebody will eventually come along and correct the exaggeration. That someone will probably not get quite as much attention, but at least the correction will exist.
Come to think of it, blogs have no monopoly on these two phenomena. They're pretty much the rule in most media. The influence of the generally nuanced Volokh Conspiracy suggests that blogs may, if anything, have the edge.