Reporters Without Borders have brought out what they call a Handbook for Bloggers & Cyber-Dissidents….Although I am not really sure to what extent it might help any Indian Journos (considering, we are, to a large extent a free-speech country ;)), however it sure acts as a primer for people not really acquainted with blogging and how it can be exploited…It talks of, mostly in brief, about how to start blogging, a few search engine optimization techniques, and for the dissidents/anonymous bloggers, how to remain anonymous and yet carry forward their views….Considering the fact that bloggers are increasingly venturing into areas hitherto restricted to mainstream journalism, this guide should help a lot of our tech-challenged wannabe journos into understanding the what/why/how stuff of blogs…You can download the guide here.

And while at it, check out this critique of guides such as this at Silicon.com !!!