Wow, I'm so impressed with CNN. Incidentally, we use twitter much the same way for the video interviews at the Life In Perpetual Beta blog. It's the Occum's Razor of news and comments, and since we can get our audiences responses and questions almost instantly, it makes for great TV.
It's shameful yes, but I no longer spend hours reading the New York Times or Wall Street Journal most days. I too read blogs of friends or collegues to find out what IS important to my life, my circle of loved ones. With all of the different ways in which we can get our information now, it only makes sense that we would begin to filter it as close to "home" as possible.
This is sooo exciting! I want to see Oprah get the world excited about Chicago's Olyimpic Bid! Totally going to be there with my kids et. all. Should be very fun.
either.... so you do get NYT and WSJ... just screened.