Does everyone know already about former AP and New York Daily News reporter Christopher Albritton and his weblog? He’s planning on becoming the first independent war correspondent, posting war news from Iraq directly to his weblog. He’s attempting to obtain independent funding to defray the cost of returning to Iraq, so far logging $5000 in donations. Looking at his weblog, it is clear that, although he is an ndependent journalist, he is not an impartial one; as he reviews the ramp up to the war, he raises editorial questions about its wisdom and necessity. He should be careful in Iraq, especially if he uses a satellite uplink or otherwise allows his precise location to be ascertained; he sounds like just the type of journalist the US has warned of their safety. Here’s Wired‘s coverage.