The Value to Society of Blogs

"Blogs and other modern media, like Twitter, have democratised information distribution. Rangerstaxcase.com has gone far beyond its half-baked "I know a secret" origins to become a forum for citizen journalism. The power of the crowd‑sourced investigation initiated by anyone who is able to ignite the interest of others is a force that has the potential to move mountains in our society. All that is required is an issue about which others are passionate and feel unheard."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2012/feb/17/scotland-media-rangers

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The above is a story about how blogs are so much better than local media in many ways. How when used to full advantage by a community can help to stop councillors, companies or individuals getting above themselves. The comments section has numbers in the 4000's many of very high value.