Every Monday through Thursday at 11 p.m., I watch The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report after (and then I’m usually in bed by midnight). They often feature authors on their programs, and Jon Stewart had a guest tonight who wrote “Blogwars: The New Political Battleground” written by David D. Perlmutter, a journalism professor from the University of Kansas.

Perlmutter said the increase of political blogs due to the election are helping democracy. The politicians can’t blog because of their busy schedules, so they hire people to do it for them. He also said people are blogging about more than just the Iraq war; they’re posting about their own special knowledge on topics, like a foreign country.

He also said most journalists have blogs. Looks like I’m on the right track.

However, my blog will never be political. Of course I have opinions, but, as you know, I can’t express political opinion if I want to maintain my credibility as an objective blogger and journalist.

Click here for a great description of “Blogwars” from its publisher, the Oxford University Press.