Michael White, who writes the Guardian's Politics blog has a section in the paper's journalism pamphlet on blogging.
Giving advice on how to write a blog, he says: 'Brevity is best, it always is. Beware the conceit (into which I fall) that the infinity of the blogosphere gives you the right to prattle on....
He adds, 'Among the hooligans there are clever, decent people who simply want to tell you things you didn't know.'
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