After reading the 3 links given by Ms. Helena, I personally don't think that Bloggers are Journalists.
Just like me, I blog to share my views and opinions about something, but everyone have their own views. You cannot say that what they say are true just because you think it sound true or you agree with it. Some people say that everything a journalist writes about are not considered to be 100% true or reliable. Even though they are supposed to prove something true, but they will sometimes prove the wrong fact. When it comes to blogging, everyone have the freedom to blog, they blog just to share their opinions, thinkings and feelings about something. Just like what Chris Pirillo has said
Bloggers write because they want to. Journalists write to get paid, because it is their job.
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Here's another quote I've found that I tend to agree with it.
Journalists say a thing that they know isn't true, in the hope that if they keep on saying it long enough it will be true. - Arnold Bennett
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From the quote above, I guess this is the reason why journalists tell these 'facts' to make money.
So, in my opinion, I won't consider bloggers as journalists because bloggers can write whatever they want but journalists have to tell facts to people.
I agree with the second quote very much!To me, that the power and dangerous side of media:: if the journalist/ media wanted to brainwash the public, they can just do it by 'saying it long enough' to make it a fact.However, we are very lucky to live in this generation where we can easily refer to other alternative media or even blogs to get a different point of view.
ReplyDeleteYa, agree with the second quote that you find. Even in our real life, when we keep on saying somethings untrue, people will start to think it's true.
ReplyDeleteI think everyone of us here will agree that blogger cant be consider as journalist, as we all know that bloggers can write whatever they want but journalists have to tell facts to people.