The most obvious drawback of social media is that they are aggressive distractions.

Beating up on the so-called elite media has a nice populist ring to it.

Buying an aggregator and calling it a content play is a little like a company's announcing plans to improve its cash position by hiring a counterfeiter.

My view of social media is that it is a set of tools, not a religion.

I don't think anyone at Fox believes they are producing even-handed, impartial coverage.

My feeling about the Internet or anything else is that the more it tends to become a cult, the more I want to call it into question.

Twitter and Facebook are brilliant- tools, the journalistic uses of which are still being plumbed. They are great for disseminating interesting material. They are useful for gathering information, including from places that are inaccessible.