Eason Jordan's resignation from CNN could be played as another scalp for the bloggers, but it is really a classic case of attempted spin control. Jordan emailed bloggers trying to clarify, but by this time it was too late for message reframing, and an apology apparently wasn't enough for CNN.
Had he clarified and apologised straight away, rather than hoping it would blow over and stay out of his media world, he might still be at CNN.

Rebecca MacKinnon sums up.