Editing Milblog (section)

===Milblogs===
Military blogs emerged with the Iraq War in 2003.<ref name=dao>{{Cite news| issn = 0362-4331| last = Dao| first = James| title = Milbloggers Hold Conference| work = The New York Times| access-date = 2016-10-27| date = 2011-05-01| url = https://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/02/us/02bloggers.html}}</ref> Initially named "warblogs" as well,<ref>{{Cite journal| volume = 2003| issue = 7| last = Thompson| first = Garry| title = Weblogs, warblogs, the public sphere, and bubbles| journal = Transformations: Journal of Media & Culture| access-date = 2016-11-03| date = 2003| url = http://www.transformationsjournal.org/issues/07/article_02.shtml}}</ref> they became popular under the name "milblogging" in 2004.<ref>{{Cite news| last = Hewitt| first = Hugh| title = Rise of the Milblogs| work = Weekly Standard| access-date = 2016-10-27| date = 2004-03-11| url = http://www.weeklystandard.com/rise-of-the-milblogs/article/5066}}{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> In October 2005, a U.S. soldier named Jean-Paul Borda launched the blog [[News aggregator|aggregator]] [[Milblogging.com]].<ref name=dao /><ref name=spector>{{Cite news| last = Spector| first = Mike| title = Cry Bias, and Let Slip the Blogs of War| work = The Wall Street Journal| access-date = 2016-10-28| date = 2006-07-26| url = http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB115388005621517421-FmiVf9I3IoQ4cYnDSnAAHhLyIDo_20070725.html| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20061005035939/http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB115388005621517421-FmiVf9I3IoQ4cYnDSnAAHhLyIDo_20070725.html| url-status = dead| archive-date = 2006-10-05}}</ref> A milblog is primarily focused on the events of the military, written about by those with inside knowledge of the military, whether an active soldier, a veteran of the military, a spouse of a soldier, or a civilian with a special connection to the military.

Milblogs often criticized the media coverage of the wars in Afghanistan and [[Media coverage of the Iraq War|Iraq]], seeking to correct what they saw as biased or negative reporting.<ref name=spector /><ref>{{Cite news| last = Bennett| first = Daniel| title = The evolution of military blogging in the mediasphere| work = Frontline Club| access-date = 2016-08-04| date = 2009-05-11| url = http://www.frontlineclub.com/the_evolution_of_military_blogging_in_the_mediasphere/}}</ref> Thus, Matt Burden of Blackfive.net cites as the rationale of his blog the death in combat of a fellow soldier and good friend of his, who died saving the life of a magazine reporter, yet had his death go unreported by the magazine.<ref>{{cite news|first=Matt| last=Burden| work=Blackfive| url= http://www.blackfive.net/main/2004/05/one_year.html| title= Major Mathew Schram's Memorial Day| date=May 26, 2004 }}</ref> One milblogger chose to offer his site "as an educational service to the American People who wish to know the true story of Iraq and Afghanistan."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://waronterrornews.typepad.com/about.html| work=War on Terror News| title=About Me}}</ref> Other milblogs cite similar intentions to report the news that they did not feel the mainstream media was reporting.

C.J. Grisham was among the first active duty soldiers to become a milblogger<ref name="xbradtc">{{cite web |url=http://xbradtc.com/2009/12/16/noise-and-light-discipline/ |title=Noise and Light Discipline |date=December 16, 2009 |website=xbradtc.com |access-date=January 29, 2014}}</ref> when he opened ''A Soldier's Perspective'' in December 2004.<ref name="pat">[http://www.patriotwatch.com/911Howe.htm "Julie Howe & CJ Grisham,"] PatriotWatch.com.</ref> Within five years, ASP was receiving an average of 1,500 visitors per day (nearly 1 million in total) from over 120 countries and was ranked the second most popular site on [[Milblogging.com]].<ref name="MT">{{cite web |url=http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20091208/OFFDUTY02/912080301/The-rise-and-fall-of-a-military-blogger |title=The rise and fall of a military blogger |author=Anderson, Jon R. |date=December 8, 2009 |publisher=[[Military Times]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130422071840/http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20091208/OFFDUTY02/912080301/The-rise-and-fall-of-a-military-blogger |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-04-22|access-date=January 29, 2014}}</ref>

In 2005, there were fewer than 200 "milblogs" in existence.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thecomputerwhisperer.us/2010/09/24/find-a-successful-case-study-and/ | title=Find a successful case study and… | work=The Computer Whisperer | date=September 24, 2010 | access-date=September 18, 2016 | author=Curt}}</ref>  In July 2011, Milblogging.com listed more than 3,000 military blogs in 46 countries.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.milblogging.com/result.php?mode=simple&searchfor=&orderby=listingDate&dir=desc | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714093321/http://www.milblogging.com/result.php?mode=simple&searchfor=&orderby=listingDate&dir=desc | url-status=dead | archive-date=14 July 2011 | date= 14 July 2011| title=Search Milblogging.com's Database  |work=Milblogging.com }}</ref>  The top 5 locations were US, Iraq, Afghanistan, the United Kingdom, and Germany.{{cn|date=October 2022}} During the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]], Russian milblogs became increasingly popular.<ref name="bbc">{{cite news |title=Ukraine war: Who are Russia's war bloggers and why are they popular? |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65179954 |access-date=14 June 2023 |work=BBC News |date=4 April 2023}}</ref><ref name="insider">{{Cite web |last=Peck |first=Michael |date=September 15, 2023 |title=Recent arrests suggest Putin is quietly trying to rein in some of his most effective promoters of the war in Ukraine |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/russian-crackdown-suggests-putin-unhappy-with-milblogger-criticism-2023-9 |access-date=2023-11-07 |website=Business Insider}}</ref>