noun. A blog (qv) focused on (typically) political advocacy. Although most blogs are overtly partisan, an advocacy blogs’ content will be pointedly structured to deliver an activist message. Advocacy blogs are a sub-set of pundit blogs (qv), but usually have less of a strict emphasis on current news and are more polemical in nature.
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noun. A blog (qv) focused on news punditry. The bulk of a pundit blogs’ content will be dissection of, or pointers to, stories currently running in the established media. Pundit blogs are largely the same thing as News blogs. Also: Punditblog. Pundit blogs form one of the three primary distinct (and largely separate) cultural groups within the blogging world, the other two being Journal blogs and Tech blogs. The archetypal pundit blog is Instapundit.com September 14th, 2002 | Comments are closed
 noun. A blog (qv) focused on a technical subject. A high proportion of tech blogs are also groupblogs (qv). Also: Techblog. Tech blogs form one of the three primary distinct (and largely separate) cultural groups within the blogging world, the other two being Journal blogs and Pundit blogs. September 14th, 2002 | Comments are closed
proprietary. A popular blog publishing software package. www.movabletype.org September 14th, 2002 | Comments are closed
1. noun. One of a large number of blogs (qv) which sprung up after September 11th 2001 (mostly in or after November 2001). Most at least initially were created to provide anti-idiotarian (qv) commentary in the aftermath of Al Qaeda’s attack upon the United States. Warblogs are essentially a subset of pundit blogs (qv). Someone who runs a Warblog is a Warblogger. 2. noun. Any blog largely or primarily dedicated to coverage of terrorism, the war or terrorism, and conflict in the Middle East, regardless of when it was started. 3. noun. Any blog that take an editorial position generally in favor of military intervention by the United States in one or more Middle Eastern or Central Asian nations linked to terrorism. (probably coined by Matt Welch) — Note: As of mid 2002, many ‘warblogs’ are now less exclusively focused on military affairs, terrorism and the related politics and some have quietly stopped describing themselves as ‘warblogs’. Update June 2004: It would be fair to say the term ‘warblog’ is now of historical significance only. Although many of the former self-described ‘warblogs’ are still publishing, the terms is now largely unused. Also see: Anti-idiotarian. September 14th, 2002 | Comments are closed
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1. noun. A blog (meaning 1). 2. noun. A single contributor weblog. Note: The term Me-zine is already fading from use, being rapidly replaced by ‘blog’. (Possibly coined by Dori) September 14th, 2002 | Comments are closed
verb. To use Internet search engines to ascertain the veracity of dubious claims made in the press. (coined by Ken Layne) Usage: “We can fact-check your ass!” September 14th, 2002 | Comments are closed
noun. Someone opposed to a whole raft of political values which are derived from a fundamentally irrational meta-context (world view). Anti-idiotarians can be found across a wide section of the political spectrum and are primarily characterised by vocal rational judgmentalism, generally hawkish sentiments and transcendent loathing of Noam Chomsky. (coined by Charles Johnson) Usage: “Like most anti-idiotarians I cannot but marvel as the sight of the Palestinian leadership forming yet another circular firing squad at the first grudging sign of reasonable behaviour by the Israeli government” Also see: Idiotarian, Tranzi, Warblog September 14th, 2002 | Comments are closed
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noun. Derived from ‘Transnational Progressive’, a term popularised by John Fonte. Transnational Socialists. Not a term of endearment. (coined by David Carr) September 14th, 2002 | Comments are closed
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