The Winston-Salem Journal has launched its first blog, The Kenya Connection, which is a group weblog done by 16 students and five adults who have traveled to Kenya to help fight AIDS.

My personal opinion is that this is a great way for the Journal to dip its toes into the blogging water.  A community-focused weblog that actually helps the paper cover a far-flung story about local kids venturing out to another community that could not be more different from their own. In other words the paper is sticking to its traditional knitting: content with a community focus and also a window to the larger world.

Thanks to Joe for the link and the update.