tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320438766855852970.post4169560651813448568..comments2023-09-05T02:12:57.445-04:00Comments on The Busman's Holiday: Pat Ford Update: Federal Prosecutors Interview BloggerBob Mayohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15284393139608821650noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320438766855852970.post-22867829108224874322008-07-16T10:52:00.000-04:002008-07-16T10:52:00.000-04:00You know, clearly some blogs and some bloggers hav...You know, clearly some blogs and some bloggers have better access to the sort of information that most of us (ordinary citizens) don't have. I have been party to one or two sort of (non exclusive) leaked information things, and mostly I did nothing with the information. Partly that was to avoid exactly the sort of situation Bram finds himself in. <BR/><BR/>My preference in blogging is to voice my opinion, maybe do some small amount of research, and advance ideas and see what people think of them. I'm not a self publishing newspaper, so I don't believe I am protected by shield laws. I don't have a research department nor the time to ask for reactions if I accuse someone of some specific wrong doing based on exclusive information I have received. My blogging is opinion blogging, and if someone wants to tell me my opinion is wrong, that’s fine by me. <BR/><BR/>There have been occasional debates about anonymity in blogging. I understand and respect the history of it, but I think that anonymous bloggers who gain inside access to government figures use the resulting information at their peril (obviously that’s not the case with Bram). Pat Dowd thinks that no comments should be anonymous. Since the current version of the popular software “Blogger.com” allows people to choose “handles” (nicknames) when they comment, it is not possible to force people to use their real name when they comment, much less when they post an essay/story on a blog. But as computer use gains ever more acceptance, maybe something will evolve to separate open, transparent debate blogs from scandal/gossip/muck-raking blogs.EdHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09109361235271107574noreply@blogger.com