OK, how many saw it coming?

After getting bloggers riled, David Bullard has launched his own official Sunday Times blog.

Here’s an excerpt from one his blog entries:

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THE US military has issued new rules that inhibit soldiers from blogging and restrict their access to websites.

According to this editorial, however, military blogging has its purpose.

Excerpt:

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CHECK out the entry tingog.com posted on the Eleksyon 2007  Blog.

Here’s an excerpt:

THERE is no doubt that this election is different from previous elections that we have had before. With the rise of the Web 2.0 phenomenon and the increasing access that Filipinos have to video cell phones, camera phones, as well as the Internet, we are in a better position to behave like citizen journalists.

So, when I say bring your weapons, I’m not telling you to bring guns and ammunition. What I am advocating is that during Election Day, during the counting, and the days after, be vigilant.

HEH, good thing I’m officially blogging for INQUIRER.net

Security experts are warning companies about the risks posed by employees who use their corporate laptops and other office-issued mobile devices for blogging.

Here’s an excerpt from the SearchSecurity.com story:

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HECK, even pandas are blog addicts, heh.

Le Le and Ying Ying, two pandas who have just arrived at Ocean Park in Hong Kong from mainland China, now have their own blog.

Here’s an excerpt from the Khaleej Times Online story:

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DAVID BULLARD’S recent column “Name and shame offensive bloggers” on Sunday Times has stirred the blogosphere.

Vincent Maher did not mince words, as he answered every point made by Bullard. He says:

“I hereby dub this Bullardgate. David Bullard launched an attack on bloggers in the Sunday Times today that cannot be allowed to stand. His invective is simply not acceptable from a journalist of the calibre he claims to be.”

Poynter Institute’s Amy Gahran also highlighted this recent row, and has even pointed to more reactions from bloggers and journalists alike.
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FITTINGLY enough, newspaper and media publishing association Ifra covered Digital Trend Day in Amsterdam via a nifty multiblog. Ifra held the event in cooperation with INMA.

Check out videos and downloads from the event.

WOULDN’T it be ironic if the alternative media represented by blogging/citizen journalism would just end up replicating some of the shortcomings of mainstream media?

This was the warning sounded by the editor of the BBC College of Journalism while talking about political journalism and blogging.

Here’s an excerpt from the Journalism.co.uk entry:

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REMEMBER the days when news websites relied on tomorrow’s paper for stories? Today, the roles have been reversed with online counterparts providing more content to newspapers. Recently American newspaper BostonNow has decided to publish blogs submitted to its website. The idea is not new. Still, it is a noteworthy effort that hopes to “connect the community to the readers.”

Excerpt:

While most newspapers are trying to stake bigger claims online, one new publication is pulling material off the Internet to be printed in ink.

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LIKE their civilian counterparts, many soldiers have also become bloggers, but of course the nature of their work comes with a different set of complications.

Alarmed by the possibility of sensitive military information being leaked online, the US Army is taking more steps to warn soldiers against blogging indiscriminately.

Here’s an excerpt from the Associated Press story:

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