Minnesota Catholic paper launches 'blog' on Web

Published: 2005-07-27

ST. PAUL, Minn. (CNS) -- The Archdiocese of St. Paul-Minneapolis's newspaper, The Catholic Spirit, has launched a Web log that highlights local, national and international news from a variety of Catholic sources. The Web log, called The Robinson Report, is run by the newspaper's web coordinator, Adam Robinson. A Web log, or "blog" for short, is a Web site consisting of a series of postings on a particular subject, according to the community-edited Web encyclopedia Wikipedia. Blog formats can vary widely from an individual's diary to a list of hyperlinks to article summaries. Many blogs, including The Robinson Report, allow visitors to leave public comments. The Robinson Report is accessible at www.thecatholicspirit.com/robinsonreport. Robinson said he created the blog to be a "one-stop shop" for Catholic news. He gets his information by combing through dozens of Catholic newspapers, magazines, Web sites and other blogs, culling out what he finds especially newsworthy or interesting. If the articles are online, he creates a hyperlink.

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