Bloggers vs. Journalists
January 13th, 2009 by Guest WriterBloggers, Journalists. “Yes I do?”
Bloggers. Journalists. Mainstream media.
Historically, news has been exclusive to both print and the broadcast media. Yet we all know that internet changed the rules. Exclusivity doesn’t belong to journalism no more. Don’t you feel and see and touch the air of this seemingly big demarcation line between bloggers and journalists? Of course, pretty understandable for media to have some sort of Berlin wall for the moment, considering that bloggers are still redefining themselves, whereas the media have already earned their spot gaining certain respect for being neutral, objective and fearless.
Bloggers?
“This emerging habit of tweet and hide, or hit and delete (without clear disclosure in the blog post itself), erodes blogging credibility.”
We’re not there yet.
“Writers – bloggers included – most especially those who count as shapers of opinion, should be held to higher standards.”
And as time goes, standards kept changing. Don’t blink; you got to keep up with the pace because it could be more like “whose standards?”
Yet, I know for one that there was some sort paradigm shift (shit! I hate that phrase!) that happened. Media are now reading blogs and in so many instances already, using blogs to report news. Quite an easy observation, isn’t it? Whereas bloggers still rely on the media for the most part.
Clear waters for blogging? Or a big collider?
But the big question to me is – where is journalism headed?
Will there be a peacemaker at the convergence zone? Or marriage?
“Yes, I do?”
Contributing Writer: Reyna Elena
www.reynaelena.com
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