We're Blogging Now, Aren't We?

I've blogged since 2002, on various Web sites.

In 2002, I started "The Braxtonian," the premier blog of Braxton County, West Virginia. It was with former DA city editor Ry Rivard as a way to skew the county and provide commentary that sorely lacked in our weekly rag.

In 2004, after much disagreements and laziness on our parts, I started in 2004 "The Ramblings of a College Freshman" that continued to 2006. I stopped it shortly after I got my job at the DA.

Certainly blogs matter. It was an armchair journalist that brought down Dan Rather and the revelation that they improperly used fake documents to show that George Bush avoided his military obligations.

Certainly, blogs like Cute Overload, a Web site dedicated to cuteness and puppies aren't world-shaking. But Web sites of people that aren't tied to corporate higher-ups can take the risks that some news organization's won't touch.