ALWAYS NICE TO SEE AREA BLOGGERS RECEIVE RECOGNITION

In today's editorial, the Daytona Beach News-Journal looks at blogs and how they have changed the way we get news, and points out several major stories over the past couple of years that were actually broken by bloggers.

Several Central Florida blogs, deservingly, received notice in the piece as being among the most popular political blogs:

Florida Politics: Liberal-leaning perspectives on state news.

FlaBlog: News-Journal metro columnist Mark Lane's scintillating musings on state and local issues.

Abstract Appeal: A blog dedicated to Florida appellate law, which became a national source of legal analysis during the Terri Schiavo saga.

It also mentions the Sayfie Review, which is not actually a blog. While it is run by a former staffer for Jeb!, it actually compiles stories and editorials almost daily from throughout Florida and is generally an excellent resource. Also noted is the Fort Report, a more liberal-leaning counter to Sayfie and is also a fine resource.