The importance of journalism in a democratic society cannot be understated. Responsible journalist provide vital information to the public and act as a watchdog. Journalist also help push forward new ideas which include technology and innovation.
A new innovation that some journalist have not latched on to is blogging, which is the concept of publishing information on the Internet for anyone to see and respond to what you have published. Unlike newspaper the back and forth dialogue of blogs is key and helps push the conversation, it is interactive.
The significance of blogs is huge. Bloggers are increasingly become reliable sources of information as well as publishing untapped or unpublicized relevant news that mainstream media will not or cannot cover.
Blogging is innovating journalism in terms of having your stories read by many more people than if you were writing for your local paper. By blogging on the Internet you also have the avenue and ability to interact with those whose comment on your story, which as I stated earlier moves the story along.
I see no problem with a journalist blogging as long as he or she follows the same ethical approach to blogging as they do to any other form of writing.
Rashad L.
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