The question about fact checking and truth was settled conclusively and easily by David Pescovitz: the fastest way to find out if you're wrong is to put it up on the web. Dan also commented on the diversity of points of view and that he learnt a lot more from people who disagreed with him. Another interesting comment was that blogging is shifting journalism from a lecture model to a conversation.

According to Dan again, the most crucial problem facing newspapers is a business problem, and nothing to do with possible competition from blogs. With internet services such as eBay cannibalising their sources of revenues from classifieds advertising, how will newspapers make money? He said he did not know the solution as David Satterfield nodded worryingly.

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