Blogs
A blog, or web log,
is simply one person or a group of persons' online journal
in web form where new entries appear frequently.
Authors of these are usually called "Bloggers."
Given that definition, you would find that most
blogs are like personal web pages, except they will
be updated on a frequent basis. Many institutions,
including news organizations, newspapers, colleges,
and
libraries also
have their own blog pages.Blogs usually will
have some type of central theme or subject.
The author will then provide commentaries or report
the latest news one has heard--often these opinions
or reports will have a link to a current news story
or related topic. Some blogs may just link to
news stories. Most blogs are
clearly biased to a particular interest or point of
view and the moderator(s) of the blog usually have
the right to ask that discussion be on topic, even
towards a point of view. Blogs should be
viewed more as editorials. And comments people leave
after a blog entry can vary between a "letter to the editor" to
a "discussion board" to even something as notewrothy
of quality as writing on a bathroom wall.
Regardless, you are mainly reading opinions--any
news or facts should be verified elsewhere (a
responsible blogger will link to them). When blogs
break news stories, usually they are linking to
another source, and you should look at that source
and evaluate it carefully, just like any other web
site.
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