Blogging

Blogging is an Internet phenomenon that has been catching on like wild fire. When you boil it down, a blog is a digital newswire and anyone can be a blogger.
When reading a blog, one must be wary and remember that not every blogger is a trained journalist and the information presented to you the reader may not be as credible as what you would see in a newspaper.
Josh Quittner from Business 2.0 magazine believes that “blogs and bloggers are positive elements in media that keep journalism honest.” He believes that it doesn’t make good business sense for the media to get into blogging, and that blogs should be independent voices apart from the media.
However, I disagree with that. I think that the media should do more blogging. Even if reporters only attract a few hundred readers to their blogs, that’s still a few hundred new readers.
Blogs are a good way for the journalist to put out all of the information that he wanted to but may not have had space for in a traditional media such as a newspaper. This innovative way of publishing stories is sure to give the media a breath of fresh air.
Journalism is still a vital component to a democratic society, and any way that the media can reach its audience is worth looking at.
Patrons to blogs are unique in the fact that they can leave the writer feedback instantaneously. For example, if you post a blog right now, someone could leave feedback for you after they’re finished reading the story: as fast as two minutes later. This feedback will help bloggers and journalist alike by showing them what their readers are looking for and how to better target them as an audience.
Jon