"Chief's" blog was a lifeline, alternative "news" ~ primary source from Iraq very early on in the war when our press was being most deceitful and destructive...CWO Holton's blog, and other blogs from Iraq, as well as e-mail from the troops, validated the CENTCOM/DoD reports and debunked much of the daily press 'quagmire' peddling...and heartened those of us fighting the culture war.
The bloggers are a very valuable resource.
The President mentioned blogs, too.
We are bypassing the powerful mainstream press, and getting the successes of our troops, the unreported daily good news, to the people.