You’ve probably already seen this bit from the LA Times:
And, in the end, it was the new world of Web sites, blogs, online editions and e-mails — not Raines — that set the pace of his exit.
… but let’s not forget that it was also the Internet that enabled Jayson Blair to plagiarize far-flung sources, so it’s really a matter of Internet self-correction, and a lot larger than a few blogs.