Some people have claimed newspapers will no longer exist in ten years – we will all read blogs instead.  Others are more cautious, seeing blogs as a welcome addition to traditional media, and some think blogging is nothing more than a fashion which will pass.

LearnEnglish Professionals looks at what blogging is, exactly, then talks to two people who have different opinions about blogs.

Read the article, look at some of the key terms used in it, then check your comprehension and do a grammar exercise on present perfect and past simple tenses.

Listen to the interview, check your understanding of some of the vocabulary used in it, then check your comprehension and do an exercise on word formation.