Thursday, December 15, 2005

The Significance of Political Blogs

The rise of the blogs: How the GOP uses the Web to organize
by Shane Goldmacher - Capitol Weekly News

"Today, there is an entire network of California political blogs hailing from right of center, organized as the Bear Flag Republic, of which the FlashReport is a member. The few counterparts on the Democratic side are written by professional political operatives and have served as little more than clearinghouses for press releases, though new sites spring up nearly daily.

"Because of the speed of posting, and the often frank nature of the comments (which are sometimes more honest, and sometimes more rumor-laden, when made anonymously), blogs, particularly on the conservative end of the political spectrum, are an increasingly important tool both for California journalists and politicians."

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