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International Studies Association Proposes Ban On 'Blogging': What Is A Blog Anyway?

Is blogging unscholarly? Is blogging unscholarly? Before I could attempt to summarize the impetus of that question, a movement by the International Studies Assocation to restrict its members from operating outside blogs (as reported by Inside Higher Ed), and then offer an answer, I actually had to look up the definition of blog, which, according to Merrimam-Webster dictionary, is "a Web site that contains an online personal journal with reflections, comments, and often hyperlinks provided by the writer; also : the contents of such a site.