Hi all, I'm about to interviewed for a newspaper story (Pittsburgh) on blogging and blogs - of the many things I know so little about, those would be right up there... (the vagaries of reporting, I suppose...) While I have a few meager thoughts on the phenomena, including a shred of ethical reflection - would the air community like to throw any important thoughts (and references) my way? I'll happily credit anyone I can cite - and/or refer the reporter to the _real_ experts out there in AoIR-land. Let me know - and thanks, -- cX (the unknown charlie, who followed the original Charlie onto the executive committee - tee-hee) Charles Ess Distinguished Research Professor, Interdisciplinary Studies <http://www.drury.edu/gp21> Drury University 900 N. Benton Ave. Voice: 417-873-7230 Springfield, MO 65802 USA FAX: 417-873-7435 Home page: http://www.drury.edu/ess/ess.html Co-chair, CATaC'06: http://www.catacconference.org Co-chair, ECAP'06: http://www.eu-cap.org Professor II, Globalization and Applied Ethics Programmes Norwegian University of Science and Technology NO-7491 Trondheim, Norway http://www.anvendtetikk.ntnu.no/pres/bridgingcultures.php Exemplary persons seek harmony, not sameness. -- Analects 13.23