Last week we reported that Shannon Blosser’s CJ Exclusive about fired Daily Tar Heel columnist Jillian Bandes had generated nationwide media interest as pundits debated the journalistic and free speech issues surrounding Bandes’ column about post-9/11 airport security and racial profiling. The day Blosser’s piece was published, online traffic to carolinajournal.com shot up to a new record of 10,955 page views. But when WorldNetDaily.com linked to the story, Friday’s web traffic soared even higher—16,600 page views.
