Weblogs
The Natural
Some folks are just born to describe their circumstances and surroundings to others. In the past we’d call them storytellers, but today they’re as likely to be labeled bloggers. The pastor at our church, who is leaving in July, has begun detailing her experiences with the old beach house she and her husband bought in [...]
The Classroom
The St. Pete Times has an interesting blog experiment with the superintendent of the Pinellas County school system. The paper is hosting the site and the super, Clayton Wilcox, is posting a couple times a week and taking reader comments. The first three posts saw at least 63 comments each.
More From the Floor
Back in March I saw that Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont had his staff playing around with Radio to keep track of happenings on the Senate floor. Now it appears that it is a full-fledged feature of Leahy’s site, and a highly useful one for Senate-watchers at that. Not only is it updated frequently but [...]
Blogging Reporter Wanted
The Journal Times in Racine, Wisconsin, is looking for a reporter/blogger: “Selected individual will be a talented and productive writer that is in touch not only with the events and news of Racine County, but also the growing field of online reporting and ‘blogging.’ They will work closely with the city desk to write daily [...]
Mike Pence Blog
Indiana Republican Mike Pence is the first member of Congress to commit to a consistent blog on his official site (even though the URL is actually hosted off the House servers). Pence was a valuable source for me as a reporter - as a former radio talk show host, he knows the power of getting [...]
