What is OSIM?
A [David Perlmutter]: Online social/interactive media. These are media that exist on and through the Internet and allow users to interact with each other and even build larger communities, often with common interests and concerns. Q [Marc Hennekes]: Good afternoon. As you seem to be taking questions now, here is mine: Do online media lie more than traditional newspapers? Or, in other words: Who should we trust? A [David Perlmutter]: I don’t think we can make a sweeping statement that, for example, traditional newspapers are always accurate and independent bloggers are always wrong. You have to look at the individual source, especially their record of factual accuracy over time, as well as their record of how they deal with errors. Traditional media tend to have many layers of editorial scrutiny, so naturally they might be more likely to get facts right. However, many people who read blogs, especially very good, well-researched blogs, note that these excellent bloggers are much more lik
