LA Times: Enters the Blogosphere

The Los Angeles Times (free registration required) is starting a blog: Opinionblog The Opinion Manufacturing Division’s Invitational Free-for-All

Patterico has L.A. Times Blog, Take Two:

L.A. Observed reports that the L.A. Times Sunday Opinion section will be hosting a blog, starting tomorrow, to allow readers some direct (albeit limited and edited) input on selected topics.

There are two topics tomorrow: 1) parental involvement in their childrens’ education; and 2) Joel Stein — love him or hate him?

As a blog, I’m guessing it’s not going to be any great shakes, but it nevertheless strikes me as a positive step, and kudos to Bob Sipchen for once again being an innovator at the paper. I hope it works out better than the election blog did; that blog seemed clunky, little-visited, and hard to figure out. Still, they’re dipping their toes in the water, so give them some credit.

Flap, Patterico and other Bear Flag Leaguers met the L.A. Times Bob Sipchen at the L.A. Athletic Club Media Event.

Congrats to the Times.

Now, Bob, get that Trackback working on Kinsley’s editorials – is that asking too much?