There's a new Sheriff in Town

Hugh Hewitt reported late last night that Eason Jordan resigned. The opinion storm had battered CNN's credibility to a point where there was simply no alternative for the cable news network and its honchos.

Michelle Malkin has the best recap of the Jordan affair, describing each milestone in exquisite, concise fashion. She concludes her terse recital with:

The shock waves that have overwhelmed CNN started with a single blogger and reverberated worldwide. I agree with Rony Abovitz that there should be no joy in watching Eason Jordan's downfall. But there is certainly great, unadulterated satisfaction in seeing the collective efforts of the blogosphere--citizens and professional journalists among them--produce the one thing the MSM has for too long escaped in its walled-off world: accountability.

I'll go one step further. As the MSM provably drifted left, its agenda frequently obfuscated rather than amplified the truth. Over the years, how many Rathergates and Easongates have taken place without our realizing it?

If nothing else, the pointy-haired media bosses on the coasts are beginning to come to grips with the new reality: there's a new sheriff in town, and it's us.

Update: Savor this New Sisyphus recap:

Message to MSM: you no longer control the news nor the agenda. You no longer dictate what is news and what is not. You no longer have the power to jam your liberal agenda down our throats. Deal with it. A good way to start may be by hiring a replacement for Eason who doesn't think that U.S. troops operate death squads targeting journalists or who doesn't think it's a good idea to gain cheap popularity with European elites by irresponsibly dragging our country's honor through the mud.

Michelle Malkin: EasonGate: a Retrospective