In Focus Today
(2006-07-20)
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Rich Hanley, of creepingmeatball.blogspot.com.
MARIE KUHN, WNPR.
With free software and easy-to-use programs readily available on the internet, just about anyone can blog and share their daily diary of interests, links and opinions. But, a few dozen of these blogs have had a major impact - by creating news threads for mainstream media, by breaking news, and by building support for "outsider" political candidates. But blogs are more than just the latest grassroots way to mobilize for a candidate. They've become extremely influential in changing how traditional media works, and how Americans express themselves.
You can visit Rich Hanley's blog at
http://creepingmeatball.blogspot.com
You can also visit Dean Pagani's blog at
mediaattache.blogspot.com
and Christine Stuart's blog at
http://ctnewsjunkie.com/
Other links listed on the show:
LostRemote.com
connecticutlocalpolitics.blogspot.com/
http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/
www.truthdig.com
www.poynter.org
ctweblogs.com
www.nytimes.com
www.courant.com
www.newhavenindependent.org
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