Respectability Through Links

The Washington Monthly’s Kevin Drum writes briefly about Jay Rosen’s recent championing of the Washington Post over the New York Times, but says that “Who’s #1?” is becoming–and will continue to become–less and less of an issue. In Drum’s mind, the future will be less concerned with which paper is “best” (or even more read) and more concerned with which paper gets linked to by major blogs and websites.