The New York Times has launched a new Baghdad-based blog, entitled "Baghdad Bureau: Iraq from the Inside." The blog will aim to complement the Time’s coverage of the situation in Iraq.

“We are excited to launch Baghdad Bureau and hope it will give readers a more vivid, intimate sense of ordinary life in Iraq, as well as the military and political themes we will continue to explore in our coverage," Foreign Editor Susan Chira said in a statement.

Contributors to the blog will include many of the Times’ staffers, writers and photographers who cover Baghdad. The blog will address daily changes from the perspective of inhabitants, and will also invite Iraqis to contribute their views and personal journeys. It will also feature a forum to answer questions on issues about Iraq.

The blog contains entries that date back to January, as it was in the works until now.

The Times now counts 54 blogs.

Source: Editor & Publisher – journalism.co.uk - Picture from NY Times Baghdad blog