She may not have been the first woman to announce this (Rosie O'Donnell), but a stay-at-home mom blogger outed Clay Aiken before the media did. Featuring baby news and celebrity gossip, this stereotypical mom blog featured a quick blurb about the happy couple's baby boy and the surrogate mother involved. Then People, USA Today and a number of radio stations proclaimed: "I'm gay, says Clay Aiken." And it was all this week. Her post: months earlier.
It just goes to show that bloggers are better at keeping up on things than even the hottest celebrity critics... and any beat reporter imaginable. Social media and networking devices are paving the way for citizen journalists and the new flow of communication will only continue. Bloggers, YouTubers, Twitterers, and Facebookers are reaping great benefits. Black and white for a group, event, or product otherwise overlooked-- if only attached to a news release-- isn't bad at all. I'm keeping my eye out on you, America, as both a participant and creator of opportunity.
But if you do consult a blog source, you might want to check out frequency of comments, number of unique visitors per month, and if they're blogging about their bad day more than once-- remove them from your RSS feeds.