My name is Vincent. I am a communications major at College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita, CA. Someday I hope to become a sports writer or sports commentator.
I believe that blogs will significantly impact the journalism industry. Kevin Maney, of USA Today, had many interesting things to say about the world of blogging in one of his articles. Maney believes blogs might strengthen journalism because blogger's, like myself, will re-post his articles and discuss them in blogs much like I am doing right now. Larry Downes, a professor at the University of California says, " For the moment blogs are on the ascent to the detriment of other media activities." He goes on to say," The novelty of blogs will wear off."
Mark Glazer also reports on the growing trend of blogging. He calls blogger's "citizen journalists." Glazer makes an interesting point when he mentions Ad Hoc Journalism. A standard media outlet has editors that filter material within media articles. A "citizen Journalist" or blogger has no editor. Stories in the "blogosphere" tend to snowball and get a little out of hand with the lack of editors and professional journalists. When blogs get out of hand they tend to loose their credibility.
Although there is a serious potential for a lack of credibility when it comes to blogging, I still believe blogging will affect the world of Journalism.
www.consultwebs.com/articlesdt/law_firm_blogs.htm
www.pbs.org/mediashift/2006/09/digging_deeperyour_guide_to_ci.htm
www.usatoday.com/money/industries/technology/maney/2005-05-24-blogs_x.htm?cs
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