... is that the terminally smug and self-important David Bullard thinks that he's a real journalist, and therefore qualified to comment on other people's writings. He's not. Just because you have a column in the murky reaches of the Sunday Times does not make you a journalist, Dave, however much you think it does. The reality is that things like blogging and citizen journalism are modern phenomena that are not going to go away. In fact, many bloggers get more eyeballs across their pages than you do - could that be what's rattling your whisky glass, Dave? Or is it the fact that better writers with more compelling opinions are starting to show you up? Oh, and let me know when you get around to doing a piece or two of real journalism - you know, gather facts, do some research, actually do some work. I might even post it on my blog ...