JOE GANDELMAN thinks that the Jill Carroll case is a black eye for blogging. I do think that people are too quick off the mark sometimes, and that’s a phenomenon that seems to apply to bloggers on both left and right. On the other hand, it’s a phenomenon that seems to apply to non-bloggers, too. Still, bloggers should try to think about this stuff first, and — of course — should be quick to correct when they’re wrong. Just as Big Media should.

UPDATE: Paul Mirengoff wonders about the people who don’t have guns to their heads.