The media is following blogs with the intensity it is following the election and of course has blogs of various forms itself this election.

The CBC blog has an interesting quote:

Mark Federman of the University of Toronto’s McLuhan Centre says the parties ignore bloggers at their peril. He says the parties are “ignoring … a large, [...]

Good post by Koby over at BlogsCanada E-group on political endorsements, claims and how once something goes up online it’s not hard to find it again. A conservative candidate in Vancouver, Cindy Silver has removed an endorsement from a former Reform Party MP who is with Focus on the Family.

Any lobby group can do whatever [...]

There has been a lot of back and forth about the recent start up of a blog/ad network, which is basically about money and how much people can earn and what attention they can get.

There have been some good posts from thoughtful critics looking at advertisers, advertising and the money going into the blogging business. [...]

The 2005 Weblog Awards are over, and The Evangelical Outpost took home the kudos in the religious blog category. Way to go, Joe.

The complete list is here.

via Ales Rarus

The Canadian Blog Award results here. Congratulations to Aaron’s Head, relapsed catholic and The Green Knight in the religious category.

From The New York Times - a graph on the number of known civilian deaths in eight conflicts since 1978.

via Ann Althouse

I was over at Real Live Preacher and realized I can identify.

I sent a mass email out to registered users of Real Live Preacher. I’ve already heard from a few people that I broke some rules of etiquette. My transgressions were of ignorance and not malice; that much I can say. In future I need [...]

A German archeologist and her driver, kidnapped in Iraq a day before four westerners with Christian Peacemaker Teams have been released.

Susanne Osthoff was freed by Iraq gunman, the announcement came from the German government. She had worked in Iraq for 10 years.