1. Media/Entertainment blogs - not affiliated with any major media company.

www.perezhilton.com
http://publishing2.com
www.thefourthestate.com
www.jossip.com
www.iwantmedia.com
www.poynter.org/romenesko

Read - “Next Big Things” (Mike Walsh)

Read - “Google Spy” The Browser (Slate)

2. Media/Entertainment Blogs - Affiliated with a major media company.

The NZ Herald “The Blonde at the bar” So. Bad. (Fairfax)
Wall Street Journal “The informed reader” (Dow Jones)
The New York Times “The Opinionator” I’m not a subscriber so can’t see it, does that not defeat the purpose of a blog? (NewsCorp)
The Guardian
commentisfree
The Guardian Editors Blog

While some of these media co blogs are great (Disclaimer #1- previous comment does not extend to blonde at the bar blog), it just seems to me that those blogs free from the conglomerate purse strings seem to know a hell of a lot more about what is going on in their particular area of expertise, probably because they are following and contributing to their area because they actually are passionate about it. Not for a paycheck.Disclaimer #2 - Blog author does not claim to be in said loop.