Some links about our friends in the nationals that have been hanging around in my Chrome tabs for too long now:

• The Independent has switched its blogs from Livejournal to WordPress. Makes sense. LJ always seemed like an odd fit.
• The Guardian is trying a new approach to covering science stories. About time someone tried an alternative – mainstream science coverage tends to be awful.
• The Sun proves that it’s remarkably talented at annoying sports bloggers.
• The Financial Timesexperiments with paywalled blogs. I think there’s room for paywalled blogs – but I think moving an existing one behind a paywall is an error.