At least of the structure that is the North Carolina blogosphere. BlogNetNews, an aggregator, continues to track the influence of dozens of North Carolina blogs devoted to politics, government, and public policy. For the 3rd quarter of 2008, here is its ranking of the state’s most-influential blogs:
The Locker Room
Right Angles (JLF Triangle blog)
Under the Dome blog (N&O)*
The Progressive Pulse (NC Policy Watch)
The DCN
The Meck Deck (JLF Charlotte blog)
Thunder Pig
Charlotte Business News (Charlotte Business Journal)*
Carolina Politics Online
Squall Lines (JLF Wilmington/Coastal blog)
Isaac Hunter?s Tavern (WUNC-FM)*
Talking About Politics-Carter Wrenn
Public Policy Polling
BlueNC
Ed Cone
Talking About Politics-Gary Pearce
Scrutiny Hooligans
Thinking Out Loud (Greensboro N&R’s Allen Johnson)*
The Wild West (JLF Asheville/Mountains blog)
WNC Citizens Blog
That’s nine conservative blogs (in bold), seven liberal blogs (in italics), and four news-media blogs.