Blogroll

Credentialing bloggers

PP recently mentioned the idea of bloggers being “credentialed” as part of the press corps for the South Dakota Legislature. Having covered a couple sessions in Pierre as a reporter, I guarantee you I won’t be getting in line for any press passes for bloggers if it ever occurs. But he isn’t the only one […]

Blogger banquet

A public thank you to the wonderful hosts for the small “blogger banquet” I attended Wednesday night. I got to meet a couple bloggers I did not know personally and the wide-ranging conversation and laughter were only rivalled in quality by the excellent food.

I thought this an appropriate way to express my thanks and […]

Welcome (back?) Jon Swift

While I don’t generally follow the blogs of conservatives, there are exceptions. The latest is the addition of Jon Swift’s blog to the blogroll.

Although I’d come across it before, the addition stems largely because Jon e-mailed and reminded me I had not mentioned a recent news item. Specifically, libraries in Fairfax County, Virginia, are […]

Do its ethics rules apply to Argus blogs?

As the Argus Leader seeks once again to get blogs off the ground, it faces a variety of problems. Sadly, one appears to be truth.

Material from the paper’s “Voices” blog not only shows up online, but excerpts from it are run on the front of the local “news” section. Of course, the Argus doesn’t […]

Bloggers, “buzz marketing” and the FTC

Book bloggers, including those who simply post reviews at Amazon, get blasted occasionally. Sometimes mainstream media reviewers assert that internet-only reviewers simply “enjoy shooting off their mouths” and their work amounts to “the degradation of literary taste.” Even some book bloggers themselves raise questions about whether there is an ethical obligation to disclose whether the […]