Al Giordano
Political Blogs are Making News
Micah L. Sifry, 09/17/2008 - 10:14am

Two current examples of how bloggers are not just commenting on the political news of the day, but actually making it: Al Giordano and Bill Conroy of NarcoNews broke the Sarah Palin tanning bed story, and Eartha Jane Melzer of the Michigan Messenger broke the story of plans by the state GOP to disenfranchise voters whose homes have been foreclosed.

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