The New York Times has staff blogging about:

• Bits – newest gadgets and trends
• First Look – new features and services
• Carpetbagger – movie awards
• The Lede – news stories
• The Caucus – elections
• Pogue’s Posts – technology
• DealBook – business
• The Pour – wine, beer and spirits
• Diner’s Journal – restaurants
• The Public Editor’s Journal – responds to reader complaints/comments
• Dream Home Diaries – the epic tale of home construction
• Screens – Web video and media
• The Empire Zone – politics in NY, NJ, And Conn.
• Tierney Lab – science
• The Fifth Down – fantasy football
• Wheels – cars

In addition, this article reports that newspaper blog traffic has tripled from 1.2 million viewers a year ago to 3.8 million in December 2006.

Blog pages accounted for 13 percent of overall visits to newspaper sites in that month, up from 4 percent a year earlier. Total visitors to the top newspaper sites rose 9 percent to 29.9 million.

Lookin’ good!