Bloggers and the Virginia Tech Massacre
Since Yesterday I have been going through an extensive list of Appalachian blogs (by which I mean blogs written either by folk from Appalachia or about folk from Appalachia, specifically West Virginia, western Virginia, eastern Kentucky, east Tennessee, and western North Carolina), looking for reactions to the shootings yesterday in Blacksburg. My goal has been to sketch out our reactions, some immediate, some considered, to the tragedy that has fallen in amongst us. The list isn't comprehensive - though I'll be glad to add links if you can recommend them. It is, however, something. I hope that it matters.
American Legends
American Twentysomething 3.0
Appalachian Greens
Appalachian History
Appalachian Scribe (1, 2)
badrose
Balloon Juice (1, 2, & 3)
Bastard Sons of Pinfall Marks
BlueGrassRoots
Blue Ridge Blog
Blue Ridge Muse
Botetourt County
Brian Patton
brian's blog
Bristol Views
Change West Virginia
Cup of Joe Powell
Deliverance
Domestic Psychology
Don Surber (1, 2, 3, & 4)
Don't print this.
Feedback with Steve Adams
firedoglake
Fifth Column
Frankly Speaking
From on High
Front Porch Blog
FunditPundit (1, 2)
The Goat Rope (1, 2)
Health Care Law Blog
Hot Topics
Huntington West Virginia Blog
It's a Blog Eat Blog World
Just Another Day in Roanoke (1, 2, 3, 4, & 5)
KnoxBlab
Larry Jones doesn't like your news organization (1, 2)
The Laughing Gypsy
LeanLeft
Left of the Dial (1, 2)
LeftWingCracker
Life in West Virginia
Lincoln Walks at Midnight
Living in a Media World
Mountain 'publican
parasol party
pyzch
New River Oasis (1, 2, & 3)
No Silence Here (Survey of Several Blogs)
Random Mumblings
resonance
Ron's Thots
Shuck and Jive
There's Nothing to do Here
Thistle Cove Farm
traces of me (1, 2, & 3)
The Upfront Page
The View From the Sidelines
West Virginia Blue (1, 2, 3, 4, & 5)
Thanks Clem G.
WV Girl's Blog
Also, I want to recommend these blogs which aren't written by Appalachians, nor are they written specifically for or about Appalachia, but which have caught my eye.
BoingBoing (1, 2, & 3)
Tuned In (1, 2)
4 comments:
Thanks for the round-up.
We certainly consider ourselves Appalachian bloggers at West Virginia Blue. I can't speak for the other front-pagers, but I've been too stunned to write in any detail yet--it hits too close to home.
We do have these posts up: 1, 2.
Thanks for your work on this, Mr. Smith.
I've got a few more for you... we had some more diaries posted last night: 3, 4.
There's also this news: Governor Manchin Orders Flags at Half Staff
In the meta category, I've posted a link to your list. :-)
There's another blogger from West Virginia you add. She blogs on a national platform, but I consider her West Virginia's most famous blogger: Christy Hardin Smith at FireDogLake. She posted Red Flags. [She's a WVa native and resident.]
Keep up the great work!
Ya'll have an open invitation to cross-post items to WVaBlue.com any time you'd like.
Thank you for pulling this together! I'm still working through my own reaction, as is everyone. I have some thoughts up at www.thelaughinggypsy.blogspot.com, with more to come, i'm sure...Nothing earth-shattering, just a West Virginian trying to make sense out of the senseless.
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