blogs, diaries etc

read a newspaper article yest - Iran is apparently the fourth largest blogging nation in the world (and no, it didn't mention the first three) - numbers as high as 46,000 and 75,000 are quoted
this was offered as evidence against Iran's reputation as a close, repressed society

the obvious conclusion is that the only reason for so much blogging from so few is the repression
without newspapers, magazines or tv as an outlet, the internet is a fortunately (and probably temporarily) overlooked medium