The first is that it should be per-journalist. I think that makes sense, and will provide a real impetus to change when the journo figures out that the only way to get this guy off his back is to stop pandering to the right.

The other idea is a per-issue focus, where specific falsehoods like "Al Gore created the internet" are targeted.

I don't think these two are incompatible. What would be most useful is if those who were focusing on specific falsehoods create "falsehood FAQs..."

Jan 3. PressThink on horse race journalism: "Meanwhile, the weblog world is starting to stir a bit with the idea of monitoring individual campaign reporters. (But for what?)..."

Jan. 5. Halley of Halley's Comment in the comments at PressThink: "I especially liked the idea of bloggers tracking reporters (per Steve Gilliard) and anticipating what they will say. Their no-story reporting style is lamentably obsolete."

Jan. 6. Pipeline: "Look for the way they use various labels for unnamed sources to insert their own ideas and biases into stories. David Brooks isn't really a reporter, but I feel like I'm covering his columns every day they come out, so maybe I'll adopt him."

Jan 6. Reporter Alan Judd of the Atlanta Constitution emails PressThink: "The idea of 'tracking' individual campaign reporters--as on Wilgoren Watch--is absurd. The people behind such efforts would be satisified with nothing other than stories effusively praising Howard Dean and blasting Bush as the great satan. What they advocate isn't press criticism, it's stalking."

Jan. 9. Wilogren Watch, "Welcome Ms. Wilogren: "...my little blog has attracted 16 'regulars' who have signed up for the Yahoo Group! e-mail list to be notified of new posts. Including, it seems, one Ms. Jodi Wilgoren from the NYTimes. Welcome, Ms. Wilgoren."

A Reference Point. The Charen Watch has been in existence since Jan. 17, 2003. Mission statement:

Mona Charen is a Media Whore.

What exactly is a media whore? A "journalist" in name only, perfectly willing without any hesitation to distort, obfuscate, exaggerate, skew, or hide the Truth to advance their personal views or agendas....

Charen Watch is a site devoted solely to critiquing Ms. Charen as her work is posted bi-weekly from the Creators Syndicate site.