Blogs: Now you can be a journalist too...

In this, the ever changing age of technology, news no longer waits until the next morning or even 5pm to get reported. News reports are instantaneous, appearing on television or online as soon as a story breaks. The newest trend in online journalism, blogs, allow everyone with Internet access to give an opinion that won't necessarily go unheard. I personally have never blogged before and believe that in the wrong hands blogs can be extremely dangerous. Unfortunately, there are some blogs that don't offer any intelligent opinions, just incoherent and often misinformed rants.

However, blogs do offer a huge advantage to the average American. If one can sift through the uninformed blogs he will no doubt find vast amounts of information and insight, arguments favoring both sides, and sometimes even spectacular writing.