Bloggers are joining the ranks of real journalists — in jail.

The Committee to Protect Journalists found that for the second year in a row, the figures for jailed journos is on the rise. But it's no longer print reporters, editors, and photogs who are clogging prison systems; bloggers and, ahem, "online reporters" (as if there's a difference) now come in as the second largest group behind bars. (Some TV, radio, and documentary folks make up the rest of the list.)

China, Cuba and Ethiopia, and Eritrea top the list of imprisoners, saying something about "national security," "subversion," and "treason" as excuses for shackles.

All of which sucks, no doubt. But when we asked a media insider (also known as the LCD screen on our coffeemaker) about it, he replied, "It's still better than being kidnapped by Iraqi insurgents!" And how.