Bloggers take aim at city governments -- and hit home

BLOGGERS TAKE AIM AT CITY GOVERNMENTS -- AND HIT HOME
[SOURCE: Los Angeles Times 7/23, AUTHOR: Jonathan Abrams]
Examples of the growing influence of citizen journalists roiling communities across Southern California, many of which rarely are covered by newspapers or other traditional media outlets. These muckraking bloggers say they have stepped in to fill the government watchdog vacuum. Some are anonymous, others are scurrilous and, on occasion, possibly libelous. And to local politicians, most are a royal pain in the tuchis.
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