While I think (or at least hope) we all can agree that putting out information that Obama may have gone to a terrorist training camp without verifying it is probably not the best bet, I am left wondering how much weight we can give the internet as a source. I think it would be very foolish for any media outlet to not use the internet as a source. While some blogs might have a tendency to sensationalize stories and rumors, sometimes there is some truth to them. I am afraid that this situation will steer newsrooms away from using blogs or the internet as a source at all. I think it is important to point back to the Foley scandal that broke because of tips on the internet and blog posts made by journalists. We couldn’t substantiate a lot of the claims being made, but by putting the information out there, more information began flowing. So yes the internet is a good source but it clearly shouldn’t be your only source.