milblog

English

Etymology

Blend of military +‎ blog.

Noun

milblog (plural milblogs)

1. (Internet) A blog written by a person serving in the military.
   • 2008, Michael D. Doubler, The National Guard and the War on Terror: Operation Iraqi Freedom‎^[1], page 80:

     Milblogs required a balancing act between freedom of speech and the need for information security.

   • 2009, Melissa Wall, “The Taming of the Warblogs: Citizen Journalism and the War in Iraq”, in Stuart Allan, Einar Thorsen, editors, Citizen Journalism: A Global Perspective‎^[2], page 36:

     Milblogs have also been incorporated into mainstream coverage.

   • 2014, Cat Johnson, A Prince Among Men‎^[3], page 130:

     She opened and replied to all of her emails. That seemed to take less time than usual so she checked her favorite milblog.

Hypernyms

• warblog

Derived terms

• milblogger