The Garfield Messenger is a student-run newspaper at Garfield High School in Seattle, Washington. The paper has been a part of Garfield since 1922, and currently has 40 students on staff with one faculty adviser. A 24- to 32-page paper is printed approximately twice a month, a yearly total of 14 issues.

Why it’s in the Showcase: The theme for the Garfield Messenger was designed from scratch and interprets and uses information from the WordPress MySQL database to do things such as automatically create galleries of photos taken by photographers. Even though the site is technically a blog, it mimics the layout and functionality of a professional news website.

The Wesleyan Argus is published by the undergraduates of Wesleyan University. The Argus is published twice weekly during the school year except in exam periods or recesses.

Why it’s in the Showcase: The Wesleyan Argus uses WordPress’ plugin architecture to create an issue-based workflow that lets the twice weekly newspaper of Wesleyan University push 30 to 40 articles live at any given time. The paper also created an issue designer that lets them choose which posts should be featured in any given section.

Metroblogging is the world’s largest network of city focused blogs, covering local issues in over 50 cities around the world.

Metroblogging started off as a more locally focused alternative news source in Los Angeles and has turned into the largest and fastest growing network of city-specific blogs on the Web. We got sick of reading local news that was syndicated from the other side of the country, or was just repurposed national chit chat that had nothing to do with our city. We created our first blog as a throw back to the days when a local news paper focused on local issues, and you could walk down to the corner coffee shop and chat up the reporters whose column you read earlier that day. This idea didn’t stay in one city for long and before we knew it there were Metblogs in Chicago, Portland, Karachi, and Vienna. Today there are over 50 Metblogs in countries all over the world. Local politics, event reviews, lunch recommendations and ways to avoid that big traffic jam downtown. If it’s happening in our cities, we’re on it.

We are bloggers first and foremost, and we love our cities. Even the parts we hate.

Welcome to the MTV News Blog, where you’ll get a sneak peek at what happens in our newsroom on a daily basis. Staffers will keep you updated on what goes on behind the scenes, from what it’s like interviewing our favorite artists to how we dig up news exclusives.

Why it’s in the Showcase: MTV is one of the most watched TV networks in the world and its decision to use WordPress to power its News Blog is certainly noteworthy.

What if Huffington Post or the Drudge Report were a collaborative news blog? Well, that’s us, Buzz Newsroom; reporting what the Internet is buzzing about. Real people pick related stories, a news mashup. Share and comment on latest trends, videos or images. Be seen!

Why it’s in the Showcase: Buzz Newsroom powers its entire site with WordPress and seamlessly powers and integrates guest submissions, countless categories, ratings, Facebook Connect, and more.

MobLogic is a running conversation about the news that affects you and a reality check on mainstream media. Join host Lindsay Campbell as she explores issues across the country.

Founded in September 2006, Smashing Magazine delivers useful and innovative information for designers and Web developers. Our aim is to inform our readers about the latest trends and techniques in Web development: clearly, precisely and regularly. We try to convince you not with the quantity but with the quality of the information we present. That’s what makes us different. We smash you with the information that makes your life easier. Really.

Why Smashing Magazine? Well, why not? We smash our readers with information that is useful to them, even if they haven’t realized it yet.

Foreign Policy Blogs is a fast-growing network of blogs on global issues hosted by the Foreign Policy Association. Currently you will find the most recent posts from our team of Great Decisions Bloggers for 2007, featuring the Middle East, Climate Change, Mexico, Migration, South Africa, War Crimes, Central Asia and Children’s Rights.  We’ve also added an Election 2008 blog that is monitoring foreign policy issues related to the Democratic and Republic primary contests for the 2008 U.S.  presidential election.  Stay tuned for 2008 Great Decisions blogs on Iraq, the European Union, U.S. Diplomacy, Russia, U.S. Defense Policy, Latin America, U.S.-China Trade and Philanthropy.

Welcome to NetStumbler.com, the home of the award-winning wireless networking tool and the best source for your daily Wi-Fi, WiMAX, 3G and VoIP news.

TechRepublic blogs are for IT professionals, by IT professionals. They provide valuable perspectives on the hottest and most important issues in information technology, career insights for IT professionals in various roles from helpdesk to executive management, and tips and how-to guides for dealing with many different technologies. Geekend and Practical Gadgetry provide off-topic relief and gadget education for IT pros in their spare time. All of TechRepublic’s blogs — except Tech Sanity Check and View from the Cubicle — have multiple authors, almost all of whom are IT professionals and IT managers working in the trenches