According to CBS Marketwatch, at a post-election wrap-up session, when a fellow panelist "mentioned that bloggers had had a big impact on the reporting on Election Day, Williams waved that point away by quipping that the self-styled journalists are 'on an equal footing with someone in a bathroom with a modem.'"
And yet, they're kicking your ass.
UPDATE: Terry Heaton: "It's a scary time for people in television news, because the blue smoke and mirrors has been revealed for what it is."
ANOTHER UPDATE: Heh. And here's another perspective:
Not a surprise, but always good to be reminded of the culture of arrogance in the Mainstream Media that underlies the lack of concern over facts, truth, and (occasionally) basic, rational self interest.