Actual News

The greatest challenge for any blogger is coping with the threat of actual news -- for example something serious seems to be afoot in Tibet, as police are clashing with protesters and the situation turned violent. Don't want to ignore a significant news story, but can't really do anything to advance anyone's understanding of it. This is why we'll always need real reporters.

This article available online at:

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2008/03/actual-news/43796/