The All-Blog Media Diet Begins

Aww, isn't she beautiful; so cute all snuggled up in that little plastic bag. She's just dying to break free and tell me all about what's happening in my world today. Unfortunately, she refuses to talk to me. Why? Because today I begin my all-blog media diet experiment. For seven days, as described here, I am going to attempt to stay knowledgeable about US news, business news, entertainment news and sports only via what I read on Weblogs. At the end of the week I will be quizzed by members of the respected Poynter Institute, a school for journalists, future journalists, and teachers of journalists.

I start the day by heading over to Daypop's Top News Bursts. Many of the stories appear to be from yesterday -- the opening of the WWII memorial, Pat Tillman, the attack in Saudi Arabia, etc. -- so I warily keep digging so I don't fall behind. Here's some of what I found so far...

* John Robb provides some analysis on a New York Times story on yesterday's attack in Saudi Arabia that's very informative.

* Taegan Goddard's Political Wire points to a good story on CNN.com on how the major presidential campaigns engage in "media manipulation" every day. In addition, he indicates the Kerry/McCain speculation is rampant.

* What's Making Blog News has a good round up of top news stories that are being discussed.

* Wayne's Movie Blog discusses the tornadoes struck Wichita last night.

* The Post Game has added an ESPN ticker ... just in time for my diet!

* Peter O'Kelly's Reality Check notes that the Boston Herald reports today that Sony is having difficulty adapting to the digital age.

* BlogPulse top links list reveals that Al Gore's speech is still the talk of the nation, but they're a day behind too, alas.

* BlogCritics helped me get an update on the latest figures from this weekend's box office.

More to come later today.