By Dan Kennedy

Dan Kennedy is an assistant professor of journalism. His blog, Media Nation, is online at <www.dankennedy.net>.

Romenesko
Media news and gossip, obsessively compiled and skillfully edited by veteran media observer Jim Romenesko of the Poynter Institute. The virtual water cooler for the media community.
http://www.poynter.org/romenesko

Universal Hub
A blog of blogs for Greater Boston. Longtime journalist Adam Gaffin tracks nearly a thousand local blogs and posts highlights throughout the day. News, insight, humor, and even occasional heartbreak—it’s all here.
http://www.universalhub.com

Global Voices Online
A worldwide network that makes sense of the international blogosphere from Iran to Madagascar. What are ordinary people writing about events in their countries? Global Voices provides an answer.
http://globalvoicesonline.org

Teaching Online Journalism
By journalist/ educator Mindy McAdams. An essential resource for aspiring multimedia journalists, of whom I am one, along with smart media commentary.
http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/

Jay Rosen
A godfather of public journalism, now a leading advocate of citizen media, Rosen uses Twitter to make pungent observations, advance arguments, and call our attention to cutting-edge content on the future of journalism.
http://twitter.com/jayrosen_nyu