This document discusses the emergence of weblogging and the debate around ethics for bloggers. It notes that hundreds of thousands of blogs now exist and some cover political and war-related issues. The document examines various codes of ethics that journalists adopted in the late 19th/early 20th century and proposes some ethics for bloggers. It also analyzes how the internet has impacted the traditional relationship between media and audiences. The conclusion is that blogging fills a niche between consumers and media, and those wanting credibility can learn from journalism outlets, but ethical standards will emerge from within the blogging community itself.