I found Hughes' article very interesting because he touched on the ideas of old school journalism and new school journalism with the rise of internet blogging.
Personally I am from the old school and don't think that blogging is a form of journalism nor do I consider it citizen journalism.
As Hughes states in his article a journalist is an impartial observer. To me a blogger is not. Blogging is a form of expressing feelings, thoughts and emotions. In journalism or in reporting, the reporter is supposed to present the public with information that is unbiased.
I understand and acknowledge that not all blogging are biased opinions, some are reports but I still don't call that journalism.
Someone who is a blogger is someone that maintains a web journal that is accessible to the public. A journal entry is not an article.
I agree that articles and reports do need to travel faster and technology is the only way for that to happen. The public wants and needs access to information quickly.
Technology is definitely chaning the world of journalism. Journalists now need to stay on top of the quickly chaning world because of the internet access.
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Hi Rosanna - I do believe that there is a place for this style of journalism out there in the mix of it all. It is a new style, and journalists are experimenting with it, but if we lead with integrity and the true spirit of reporting, hopefully we can establish is as a legitimate style.
-B
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