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The death of Graham Chapman was the first time I learned of a significant event on a computer, then using a local JMU BBS.

The death of Stevie Ray Vaughn was the first time I learned of a significant event through Usenet.

The death of Princess Diana was the first time I learned of a significant event from the world wide web.

Now, for the first time, I learned of a significant event because of a first-person blog written as it happened.

Blogs are giving new meanging to "primary source" in a way that may fundementally change journalism in a few years' time.

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