Here are some of the pros and cons of blogging. Basically focusing on writing with and without an editor. Like it or not, though, blogs are going to be out there. Let's hope there is a way to introduce the concept to young journalists in a way that builds in some of the traditional values of journalism. I'd hope they would learn from the news world than from somebody like Matt Drudge , but if educators ignore blogs, that may be the result. Think about Spider Jerusalem in Transmetroplitan .....and what that suggests for our students to do and NOT to do. Market gyrations / MEDIA: Web logs offer stream of consciousness from the front