Lindsay Powers
February 12, 2007
Newspaper Inventory Tables
Paper/News Source Chicago Tribune
URL http://www.chicagotribune.com/?track=cthometab
Number blogs 16
Blog Index? (y/n) Yes
URL http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chi-blogpage-
htmlstory,0,5485917.htmlstory
RSS Details (y/n - Yes- Get the latest chicagotribune.com headlines delivered to
number) your computer, cell phone or other devices via RSS feed.
Links contain raw data that can be downloaded by news-
aggregator software or online news readers such as Google
Reader or My Yahoo! You can organize it through Bloglines
also.
(28 Total)
URL http://www.chicagotribune.com/services/site/chi-rsspromo-
htmlstory,0,4885820.htmlstory
Forums? (y/n) Yes
Citizen Blogs? (y/n) Yes
City Chicago
State Illinois
Population (Metro area) 7,882,729
Circulation 565,679
Group No 3
Newspaper Chicago Tribune
Blog Title Change of Subject
Author Eric Zorn
URL http://blogs.chicagotribune.com/news_columnists_ezorn/
Description "Change of Subject" by Chicago Tribune metro columnist Eric Zorn contains
observations, reports, tips, referrals and tirades, though not necessarily in that order.
RSS feed? Yes
Archives? Yes- By date and subject
Date started N/A
Frequency Almost everyday
Type posts Longer commentary
Permalink? No
Timestamp? No
Datestamp? Yes
Tags? Yes
Comments? Yes
Blogroll? Yes
Other N/A
Reviewer Lindsay Powers
Paper/News Source The Sun-Baltimore (MD)
URL http://www.baltimoresun.com/
Number blogs 11
Blog Index? (y/n) Yes
URL http://www.baltimoresun.com/services/site/bal-
blogs,0,6148869.htmlstory
RSS Details (y/n - Yes- Channeled through FeedBurner which makes it easy to
number) receive content updates in My Yahoo!, Newsgator, Bloglines,
and other news readers. (10 Total)
URL http://feeds.baltimoresun.com/baltimoresun/news/rss2.0.xml
Forums? (y/n) Yes
Citizen Blogs? (y/n) No
City Barltimore
State Maryland
Population (Metro 2,655,675
area)
Circulation 246,584
Group No 3
Newspaper The Sun-Baltimore (MD)
Blog Title Medium Well
Author Ray Frager
URL http://blogs.baltimoresun.com/sports_custom_media/
Description Mostly sports commentary, opinions and information.
RSS feed? Yes
Archives? Yes- By Date and Title
Date started N/A
Frequency Every 2 or 3 Days
Type posts Short commentary and some links
Permalink? Yes
Timestamp? Yes
Datestamp? Yes
Tags? Yes
Comments? Yes
Blogroll? Yes
Other N/A
Reviewer Lindsay Powers
Paper/News Source Contra Costa Times (CA)
URL http://www.contracostatimes.com
Number blogs 13 (added photoblogs too)
Blog Index? (y/n) Yes – on main page
URL http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/
RSS Details (y/n - Yes- (93 Total) Can use it through XML and myyahoo
number)
URL http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/rss/
Forums? (y/n) No
Citizen Blogs? (y/n) No
City Walnut Creek
State California
Population (Metro area) 4,152,688
Circulation 187,042
Group No 3
Newspaper Contra Costa Times (CA)
Blog Title TV Freak
Author Chuck Barney
URL http://blogs.contracostatimes.com/tvfreak/
Description Information, analysis and opinion about major TV shows and their
happenings.
RSS feed? Yes
Archives? Yes- By Date and Title
Date started N/A
Frequency Everyday
Type posts Longer Commentary, some links
Permalink? Yes
Timestamp? Yes
Datestamp? Yes
Tags? Yes
Comments? Yes
Blogroll? Yes
Other N/A
Reviewer Lindsay Powers
Paper/News Source CNN
URL http://www.cnn.com/
Number blogs 10
Blog Index? (y/n) Yes
URL http://www.cnn.com/exchange/blogs/
RSS Details (y/n - (26 Total)- Must subscribe to their RSS feeds to get the
number) stories directly routed to your desktop
URL http://www.cnn.com/services/rss/
Forums? (y/n) Yes
Citizen Blogs? (y/n) Citizens can express their opinion through the blog
“exchange” (not an actual blog though, more conversational)
City Atlanta, New York, Washington DC
State Georgia, New York
Population (Metro area) 5,214,666 (DC), 4,917,717 (A), 18,747,320 (NY)
Circulation WorldWide
Group No 3
Newspaper CNN
Blog Title Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees Blog
Author Anderson Cooper (and show’s correspondents and producers)
URL http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/anderson.cooper.360/blog/2007/02/
new-orleans-parents-fear-losing-kids.html
Description Behind the scenes look at the show and the stories that it covers
RSS feed? Yes
Archives? Yes
Date started N/A
Frequency Everday
Type posts Long Commentary, some links
Permalink? No
Timestamp? Yes
Datestamp? Yes
Tags? Yes
Comments? Yes
Blogroll? Yes
Other N/A
Reviewer Lindsay Powers