Making the case for Ed Zitron as the last of the great bloggers.

An individual who, with no resources or special standing or institutional support, simply goes online, does his research, and starts writing, diligently digging into important subjects that, for some inexplicable reason, the mainstream press has chosen to downplay or ignore entirely, at least until that lone voice starts to have an impact.One of the most exciting and daunting aspects of blogging has always been the lack of rules. There are no constraints on length or on stylistic conventions. You can talk about anything that strikes your fancy. Posts can range from an objective recitation of statistics and events culled from news outlets, to angry editorials, to autobiographical anecdotes, to usually satiric fiction. A post could consist of pictures, or videos, or any other media you can embed. There are no external standards and practices, no editorial hoops to jump through. The only rules you have to follow are those you make yourself.Zitron has made his reputation based on angry,…