Title How are blogs changing journalism?
Introduction Although web logs, or blogs, have been around for several years, they have more recently been having a big impact on journalism. In this activity you'll review blogging basics, find out about the current state of the blogosphere, and explore the effects of blogging on the news media.
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Vocabulary Web Logs Glossaryhttp://weblogs.about.com/od/weblogsglossary/
Answers.comhttp://www.answers.com/
Statistics "The State of Blogging"http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/144/report_display.asp
Media Effects"When Everyone's a Journalist"http://www.ajr.org/Article.asp?id=3803
For more information on blogs go to the Internet Public Library http://www.ipl.org/div/blogs/
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