I believe that blogs can be a legitimate source of scholar or news. I think it all has to do with whether the writing the blog is an authority or not on the topic and if the information they are presenting is factual. http://sportandsteroids.blogspot.com/
This blog is titled The World of Sports and Steroids written by a man named Charles Greier. He does provide factual information and I consider him to be an authority on the topic from is background. He is currently acquiring his Masters Degree at Hofstra University and his whole blog revolves around steroid use and he has quite a few posts on the topic so I feel like he knows what he is talking about.
C, Geier. (2006, December 11). The World of Sports and Steroids. Retrieved April 24th, 2012
Thank you for your post on blogs, Whitney. It looks like Greier is researching how steroids are being used/abused in Nassau County, Long Island.
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