Since blogging has become an explosive new phenomenon, it has spawned tons of issues including the personal safety, credibility, and liability of the blogger. Blogs have evolved from an online diary where bloggers could write about their daily lives to becoming (among other things) substantial forces in political persuasion. Blogs have gained attention for their role in breaking, shaping and perpetuating news stories. Blogging has been the driving force behind political crises and forced resignation of political figures. In addition to infiltrating politics, blogging has created some problems for the mass media. There have been several cases where large news broadcasters have used blogs as the source for a breaking story and later had to repeal the story and apologize for the falsities reported. Since most bloggers assume a pseudo names and have not been cross-referenced, they do not tend to make the most reliable sources when reporting the facts. Some bloggers have actually been sued for defamation and liability over the publication of their blogs to the public. So far, U.S. payouts related to blogging is in excess of 17 million dollars. There have also been cases where bloggers have been kidnapped, threatened, or killed for publishing their opinions online. While most blogs are not extreme enough to generate a lot of controversy, they can still be dangerous. People who expose their personal lives to the public via text, videos, or photos can become targets for stalkers or denied employment based on the blog’s content. Opinion blogs can also seem like factual accounts on topics, causing confusion or aspersion to a person who might try to site the blog as valid research.
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