Media, politicians embrace the blogosphere.

[freakyfreaky]

5 of 9 candidates have websites. http://armenianow.com/?action=viewAr...D=1172&lng=eng

Media embracing bloggers, and vice versa, per this Armo blogger. http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/20...ho-loves-more/

[freakyfreaky]

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Blogosphere becomes newssource during RA's recent state of emergency.

http://www.profy.com/2008/03/09/armenian-blogs-supply-news/

http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/03/01/armenia-censorship-concerns/

http://www.registan.net/index.php/20...about-georgia/ (same in Georgia citing to Armenian sites and bloggers)

http://advocacy.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/03/08/armenia-samizdat-the-internet/

http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/20...-the-internet/ (same as immediately above)

http://www.holycross.edu/publicaffai...nalbandianblog (Armenian American student blogs on Armenian life and culture)

http://www.rwonline.com/pages/s.0100/t.11969.html (Shortwave becoming trendy again, too)

http://www.armenialiberty.org/armeni...89006ECAE3.ASP (same as above)

Bloggers involved in political process in Iran:

"A meeting between Iranian bloggers and candidates of the National Trust Party and the reformist Participation Front (The Khatami branch) becomes a scene of blogger criticism against Mehdi Karrubi, who is accused of selling out and abandoning the reformist cause to get his party members elected."

http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=NTg1MzQ0MDhmYmI2NzYyMDhmZDZiMTQ1YjYxOGU1ZjY=

Mexican Radio. Hey, look, more cows. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ydpll...eature=related

[freakyfreaky]

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Directory of online Armenian-related blogs. http://www.armeniapedia.org/index.ph...nline_Journals

Blogs become recognized newssource in Armenia during 20 day state of emergency in March; so much so that the NSA froze many websites under decree that the exchange of news and ideas was occurring via social networks and blogs. http://www.hetq.am/eng/politics/8012/

Luckyfrown blogger concludes that the word 'genocide' does not go far enough to fully describe our tragedy. http://armenianow.com/?action=viewAr...=1184&CID=2918

http://luckyfrown.com/

English bloke blogs, citing the work of Arshile Gorky, that art is evidence of the Armenian Genocide. http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/art/2008..._evidence.html

Stilletto blogs on the recent 93rd genocide commemoration in NY Times Square. http://www.bloggernews.net/115355

Stilletto's bio. http://thestiletto.info/About.html

Stilletto named bloggernews network's blogger of the month for May 2008, received honorable mention from the Webbys for political blogs and interviewed. http://www.bloggernews.net/115507

Lebanese Canadians blog to commemorate the 93rd anniversary.http://www.theworldforum.org/story/2008/4/25/103110/765

Blogger takes Chicago Tribune journalist to task for blog entry concerning keeping the peace between Armenian and Greek priests overseeing the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. http://newsbusters.org/blogs/ken-she...hicago-tribune

Armenian blogger reports on events occuring to memorialize Sargsyan's presidential inauguration. http://blogs.tol.org/armpatch/2008/0...-sky-festival/

Press release intimates that government censorship of blogs including Armenia's recent media crackdown impacted the media's ability to objectively report on the election and its aftermath and caused consternation re: the reliability of blogs and the legality of posting content on new media that is not officially backed (i.e. government controlled content). http://www.pr-usa.net/index.php?opti...95135&Itemid=9

RA still pinching the media's flow of information sans official information but censorship, and attempts to censor flow of information via internet, evidence that RA members do not understand modern technology in the information age and that their actions in attempting to stomp new media actually led to the spread of slander and gossip in place of objective reporting. http://www.hetq.am/eng/politics/8015/

[freakyfreaky]

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International Center for Journalists offering opportunity for educators in Armenia to train students about, among other things, on new media and methods of application of new media in teaching. http://www.ijnet.org/Director.aspx?P...D=307723&LID=1

Iranian blogger to write book re: impact of the internet.

http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/05/20/iran-blogger-writes-book-the-impact-of-the-internet/

[MrHyeSev]

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Oh another Bot...ughk!

[freakyfreaky]

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South Korean bloggers embrace political activism. http://www.topix.net/world/south-kor...ics-in-s-korea

[freakyfreaky]

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Tampa Tribune characterizes Kocharian as a tryant in reporting on how bloggers counter repressive governments. http://www2.tbo.com/content/2008/jul...ad-of-tyrants/

[freakyfreaky]

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Serge invites bloggers to his 100 day speech, bloggers opine about the pros and cons of bloggers participating in the event.

http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/07/24/armenian-bloggers-take-part-in-presidential-press-conference/

http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/07/24/armenia-divided-blogosphere/

[freakyfreaky]

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LA Times bloggers told to not blog about National Enquirer's story on the John Edwards lovechild. http://www.slate.com/id/2195914/#latedict

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LAT Gags Blogs: In a move that has apparently stirred up some internal discontent, the Los Angeles Times has banned its bloggers, including political bloggers, from mentioning the Edwards/Rielle Hunter story. Even bloggers who want to mention the story in order to make a skeptical we-don't-trust-the-Enquirer point are forbidden from doing so. Kausfiles has obtained a copy of the email Times bloggers received from editor Tony Pierce. [I've excised the recipient list and omitted Pierce's email address]:

From: "Pierce, Tony"

Date: July 24, 2008 10:54:41 AM PDT

To: [XXX]

Subject: john edwards

Hey bloggers,

There has been a little buzz surrounding John Edwards and his alleged affair. Because the only source has been the National Enquirer we have decided not to cover the rumors or salacious speculations. So I am asking you all not to blog about this topic until further notified.

If you have any questions or are ever in need of story ideas that would best fit your blog, please don't hesitate to ask

Keep rockin,

Tony

That will certainly calm paranoia about the Mainstream Media (MSM) suppressing the Edwards scandal. ...

P.S.: Is the Times' edict a) part of a double-standard that favors Democrats (and disfavors Republicans like Rep. Vito Fossella and John McCain)? Or does it b) simply reflect an outmoded Gatekeeper Model of journalism in which not informing readers of certain sensitive allegations is as important as informing them--as if readers are too simple-minded to weigh charges that are not proven, as if they aren't going to find out about such controversies anyway? I'd say it's a mixture of both (a) and (b). This was a sensational scandal the LAT and other MSM papers passionately did not want to uncover when Edwards was a formal candidate, and now that the Enquirer seems to have done the job for them it looks like they want everyone to shut up while they fail to uncover it again. ...

P.P.S.: The Times apparently failed to get word of the ban to one of its bloggers in time to prevent her from shocking readers by saying she hoped the allegations against Edwards weren't true. ... 2:55 A.M. link

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when is a blogger not a blogger, when he or she works for the MSM.

[freakyfreaky]

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Representative John Culberson, a Texas Republican, vlogs in lieu of C-SPAN, going citizen journalist albiet with a partisan slant about proceedings on the House floor from the halls of Congress as commentary on Democrats going on vacation and to protest House rules limiting all communications to official sites. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/04/bu...pagewanted=all