New breakers of news: Blogs
ABC News was the first traditional media outlet to report explicit instant messages between former Rep. Mark Foley, R-Fla., and under-aged congressional pages, but an Internet blog broke the story almost a week earlier.
Ralph Braseth, a blogger and the director of student media at the University of Mississippi, said blogs are good for casting a wide net to look for sources, but should be viewed with a skeptical eye.