racoma.com.phJ. Angelo Racoma on technology, economics, writing, problogging, and getting things done

Has blogging redefined the concept of journalism?  Are
bloggers journalists?  Many would argue that personal publishers
are indeed journalists, and blogging is indeed journalism–journalism
with an uncapitalized “J,” journalism that is not institutionalized
such as that of other, more mainstream media.

The following recent articles reflect new trends in how blogging has
come to surface as the latest media force to be reckoned with:

• Where Now is the Citizen on Mars: Blogging in the free world (blog)
• Slate: Who is a journalist?
• The Day: Bloggers Are Busy Rewriting The Definition Of ‘Journalism’
• Yahoo! News: Loss for online publishers
• Businessweek Tech Beat: Bad News, Bloggers
• Businessweek Tech Beat: Does Technology Make Journalists?
• Electronic Frontier Foundation: Apple v. Does

There are conflicting views to the theory that bloggers have come to be the journalists of today, one notably by a California Judge, who ruled that bloggers are not journalists, and are hence exempt from the the concept of confidientiality of information sources.

My take on the matter: blogs have become my main source of news and
opinions in the recent months, mostly because I have come to know blogs
as sources of unadulterated, unbiased (by big media),
unsensationalized, and straightforward information.  Hence,
bloggers ARE journalists.  Given this, the blogging community,
especially the Filipino blogging community, should come to an agreement
on how to refine how we process and publish information.  We
should make an effort to be recognized as reputable sources of news and
views.

Has blogging redefined the concept of journalism?  Are bloggers journalists?

The answer would be a resounding “yes.”

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