iReport — A TUMBLR blogger on the small island of Guam breaks a major news story, forcing traditional media outlets to cover a breaking scandal in the office of the US territory’s Lt. Governor's office. Guam Blog, posted a story about a possible plagiarism scandal involving Lt. governor Ray Tenorio and his wife who was caught on tape in a vicious profanity strewn tirade against two young staffers. The lt. governor's wife, Naoko Shimizu, who does not hold a position in the island government, furiously demanded the two staffers to resign before slamming her fists into a desk and storming out of the room. A recording of the incident was provided to all of the island's media outlets and the blogger, but local media, heavily influenced economically or controlled by the powerful family of Governor Eddie Calvo, which owns the island's oldest and largest television station did not move on the story until the blog post went viral within hours of the posting. Subsequently, the fiery tirade became the day's top news story with the blog and Facebook page for Romeo Carlos, the blog's owner, itself receiving coverage in a separate segment on KUAM, the Calvo-owned television station. "I hadn't posted anything for about 5 months," says Carlos, "and knew this story would get some attention, but I was surprised by the amount of attention it got in such a short period of time."   Since posting the story, Carlos says an atmosphere of fear of retribution is the reason he has received hundreds of comments and messages through private messages on Facebook and by email, as opposed to seeing them posted directly on his Facebook page or on Guam Blog. "On Guam, this is a great concern by many of being 'blacklisted' by powerful individuals in government and their allies. So many people here have family that work in government that they are extremely cautious about speaking out publicly; instead they send messages and comments to my email. A number of whistleblowers have even sent further e...