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What if a city leader started an anonymous blog?

Kevin at Bull City Rising thinks he has guessed the identity of a new anonymous Durham blogger. What’s more? It may be a Durham County official trying to get the local government’s information out there in a positive light. Kevin did some online detective work to figure it out. Do you think he’s right?

Ginny Skalski

Whoever "Guy" is was careful to note in their initial post that they would only blog on items that were in the public sphere already. Still, there's something that's just a bit -- off -- about the idea of an elected official or senior administration staff member alike blogging anonymously in such a way as to share information that could shape the public discourse.

Visit http://www.bullcityrising.com/2008/09/is-mike-ruff...

One Response to “What if a city leader started an anonymous blog?”

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[...] anonymous blog? Result 1 Discovered September 11, 2008 at 9:15 am Remember when I told you about the mystery of the new anonymous blog in Durham? Well, Durham County Manager Mike Ruffin denies that it is his blog. So now a local [...]

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