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Leading the way have been sports and entertainment blogs.The side of the paper that writes editorials has also increased its blogosphere presence.Editorial columnist Daniel Weintraub, the first person at the paper to have a blog, now has two, one focused on state politics in Capitol Alert and the other on sacbee.com on health care.Writer Tom Philp, who two years ago was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for his editorials urging lawmakers to consider draining the reservoir at Yosemite's Hetch Hetchy Valley, blogs about the politics of water.And, starting next week, editorial writer Stuart Leavenworth will begin one on global warming.Rodriguez said other newsroom editors may join him as bloggers.He envisions his blog dealing with questions from readers and breaking news, such as why, for example, the paper published a front-page photo of the Virginia Tech killer brandishing two handguns and posturing, commando-like, which several readers criticized.The new column will delve into issues more deeply and is being paired with the blog because, Rodriguez said, a sizeable number of the paper's readers don't have computers or use the Internet as their primary source of information.Some readers may be thinking how an editor's blog and column fits or doesn't fit with my role as public editor.Well, first let me say that Rodriguez is not my boss.
He and I both report to the paper's publisher, Janis Heaphy.That's an important distinction because it affords the public editor independence...
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