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A blog is a short for a web log. People write blogs to express their opinion and ideas over the Internet.Some people write blogs about political issues,other use them to share their lives with faraway friend or family.Still other people write blogs to help them deal with sickness,money problem or to choose movies to see or books to read.
The center for Media Research recently released a report about blogs.It say all studies agree that blogs are popular around the world.
One study found that more than one hundred eighty million people around the world have started a blog.And more than three hundred forty million poeple around the world read blogs.Another study found blogger in sixty-six countries on six continents.It found blogs in eighty-one languages.
People in many professions,including the entertainment industry and news organization are writing blogs.VOA writers are among them.Alex Belida is the chief writer of the freedom of the press and VOA programming.He also answers questions,comments and criticism from the public.