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# blogging success means sex and politics
- URL: https://onemanandhisblog.com/2006/09/blogging_succes/
- Published: 2006-09-18T17:02:06.000Z
- Updated: 2015-04-08T09:28:17.000Z
- Author: Adam Tinworth

Once I arrived at work this morning, Anthony mentioned that he’s heard a piece on blogging on the radio this morning. I must confess, I listen to [Today](http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/today/?ref=onemanandhisblog.com) on Radio 4 a lot less than I used to, mainly because we got rid of the bedside clock radio I had on my side table. A baleful orange light illuminating the whole room is not conducive to a full night’s sleep. So, I tuned in to the report on Listen Again and there, surprise, surprise was [Ian Dale](http://iaindale.blogspot.com/2006/09/channel-4-news-morning-report-podcast%5F18.html?ref=onemanandhisblog.com). It seems that to be a famous blogger in the UK right now, you have to be into politics, like Ian and [Guido](http://5thnovember.blogspot.com/?ref=onemanandhisblog.com), or sex, like [Belle](http://belledejour-uk.blogspot.com/?ref=onemanandhisblog.com) or [The Girl](http://girlwithaonetrackmind.blogspot.com/?ref=onemanandhisblog.com). (However, [her real identity’s exposure](http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,,1842121,00.html?ref=onemanandhisblog.com) in *The Sunday Times* is a cautionary tale for people wanting to follow that route).

However, it’s interesting to see that Ian is starting to take on the roles that a conventional magazine would, if it was covering political blogging, with [supplements](http://www.politicos.co.uk/books/25828.htm?ginPtrCode=10410&identifier=0ef6c0e6e7a9916286936073e7262b9e&ref=onemanandhisblog.com) and [awards](http://iaindale.blogspot.com/2006/09/exclusive-guide-to-uk-political.html?ref=onemanandhisblog.com). It’s proved an extremely lucrative route for old media, so why not for new media, too?

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