This just in: Bloggers stink

Something about NBC anchors and bloggers just does not click.

In October, the network's nightly news anchor, Tom Brokaw, compared blogger criticism of Dan Rather's "60 Minutes II" report on President Bush's military service record to a "political jihad."

Brokaw's designated successor, Brian Williams, also appears less than enamored of the blogosphere.

During a recent panel discussion organized by Time Magazine to discuss candidates for Person of the Year, Williams suggested bloggers were "on an equal footing with someone in a bathroom with a modem."

Charles Cooper has covered technology and business for more than 25 years. Before joining CNET News, he worked at the Associated Press, Computer & Software News, Computer Shopper, PC Week, and ZDNet. E-mail Charlie.

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