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March 27, 2003
CNN Headline News
(CNN) -- If you've never checked out a Web log, or "blog" for short, now may be a good time. Think of blogs as an online journal -- one that is often incredibly vivid.
I began reading blogs on a regular basis when a friend moved to Los Angeles. I missed her daily doses of humor and her insight, so her Web journal was a refreshing link. With each posting, I felt closer to her.
Now, I'm turning to blogs to feel closer to events overseas. Blogs have a way of exposing things no article can. They are not edited. They are not journal entries hidden under lock and key; these are shared with the world...
Bloggers who work for mainstream press have their own problems. CNN Correspondent Kevin Sites was chronicling his experiences in Iraq until last Friday. According to his Web site, he is "Pausing the war blog, for now."
A CNN spokesman told The New York Times the company believed the blog was a distraction from his reporting duties. But there is still a wealth of information at the Web site, including some amazing pictures -- ones we have not seen many of. A reporter for TIME magazine shut down his blog, too.
Posted by Xeni Jardin at March 27, 2003 12:51 AM