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"[Blogging] just seemed natural," says Talking Points Memo's
Josh Marshall, who wrote his first blog post in November 2000. "I liked the informality of the writing. The freedom of it appealed to me." Marshall, whose site drove the US attorneys story, tells
Terry McDermott: "Hundreds of people out there send clips and other tips [on various stories]. There is some real information out there, some real expertise. If you're not in politics and you know something, you're not going to call
David Broder. With the blog, you develop an intimacy with people. Some of it is perceived, but some of it is real." || Related
Howard Kurtz column.
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Warsh insists his economicprincipals.com is a weekly, not a blog (EP)
