Pajama activists

Citizen Magazine, a publication of Focus on the Family, is carrying a cover story about blogging titled “Pajama activists.” The article is a general one about blogging, and it also features me and ITA. It’s worth noting that ITA is a nationally-focused blog, not a local one, which isn’t entirely clear from the article. I do indeed do significant amounts of local blogging, but usually my writing at ITA is nationally focused. Occassionally, though, local issues are national news, or they provide a prism through which to view issues affecting most of the nation. (Incidentally, the law school reporting mentioned was actually posted at IndyLaw Net, not here.) Nevertheless the article is a good primer for those not yet familiar with blogging. Because the market for nationally-focused blogs is largely taken, local niche blogging remains the future in my opinion. That’s why I offered this quote:

“Mainstream media probably wouldn’t have cared even if they had known because it wasn’t that big a story. But that’s an example of a niche story. When you think of small niches, you realize there are all these small pockets that are being ignored, and blogging – which is so easy, so simple – can do it.”