Anthropax's Old Blog

...is getting in on the blogging act, and talks about why it is good for journalists to blog. As he puts it, blogging; 1. Makes the columnist/blogger feel young and trendy. 2. Collects all his or her writings in one place so that people who have missed musings on, say, circumcision for the Jewish Chronicle can come to the blog to find them. 3. Gives the printed stuff added shelf life; it stays around longer before ending up lining the budgie's cage. 4. Allows the col/blog to get things into print that no publication would ever commission, such as... well if you come back here periodically, you'll see. 5. Permits the col/blog to show you pictures of his cat. Why it's usually a cat, I have no idea, but it's nice to have a glimpse of the person behind the argument.