Blogs have become a regular source of information in this age of new media, and the governor of Tennessee has taken notice. Gov. Phil Bredesen now receives a weekly round up of Tennessee topics from the blogosphere, dubbed his ‘New Media Hotsheet’.

Bredesen believes that bloggers’ (often opinionated) pieces offer another dimension by which to gauge public sentiment on issues. The acknowledgement of blogs as an important information source is a great step for the Governor to take.

But only once a week? Those of us who religiously check our favorite blog readers and blogrolls know that a lot can be covered over one day in the blogosphere, much less an entire week.

Good job to the Governor on recognizing the growing influence of blogs, but he should understand their rapid fire approach to news, and it’s hard to cover that if you only check in one day a week.