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Connections: Anyone Still Reading Blogs?

Are we now in the post-blog era? Andrew Sullivan, the most well read blogger in history, retired on Friday. Some have already declared this the turning point in blogs; they argue that blogs might still exist if they're specialized, but we're entered a different way of consuming media. Is that accurate? Our panel debates it:

  • Tom Belknap, longtime local blogger of DragonFlyEye
  • Doug J, pseudonym used by a Rochesterian who writes for Balloon Juice, a site that attracts 50,000 views a day
  • Leonard, also protecting his identity with first name only, who writes for Balloon Juice and his own site analyzing the 25th Congressional District
  • Leah Stacy, Nazareth professor who teaches about blogs and modern media

Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.