Italy’s Politicians Try to Ban Blogs, again

Back in 2007 in the time of the supposedly more democratic Prodi government, Italy's shady politicians tried to gag Italy's vociferous bloggers.  Well, this time Berlusconi and his cronies are having a go at gagging Italy's bloggers too.The communication of what is really happening in Italy, … [Read more...]

Is Blogging a Form of Journalism?

A good question, and quite a few real 'journalists' would disagree that bloggers, for the most part, can claim to be journalists, even if some journalists are bloggers.Oddly enough, one of the definitions of the word 'journalist' is "a person who keeps a journal, diary, or other record of daily … [Read more...]