Abstract
Top bloggers have become more influential than many print journalism specialists. But how many make the web pay?
In the United States political bloggers have taken on an importance that would be unthinkable in the UK, writes top UK political blogger Dale. In Britain it’s very different. The development of the UK political blogosphere, while much heralded in almost weekly newspaper features, is way behind that of the United States. Few bloggers have any sort of media profile and even fewer make any money at all out of their online activities… Blogs here haven’t got the moneymaking ability of those in the US, or their influence, or their profile. But in three or four years, they just might.
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