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I honestly do not understand this constant back-and-forth about credibility and validity between "real journalists" and "bloggers". It's as if "real journalist
by mcantor 15y ago
I honestly do not understand this constant back-and-forth about credibility and validity between "real journalists" and "bloggers". It's as if "real journalists" are some kind of supernatural entity that descend from the universe of Platonic truths to dispense objective information which we can internalize and process without further judgment.
Journalists and bloggers share a fatal flaw: They're human. Someone signs their paychecks. They have goals, dreams, and motives. Who cares whether they're a "journalist" or not? What difference does it make?
- brc 15y agoExactly. I see so many journalists complaining about blogs. And I ask : if you're so underappreciated, why not start your own blog? Journalists insist they have the training and wave memberships and credentials around as if they mean anything more than paying dues and agreeing with other people. When any cursory examination of media will find it riddled with errors, not only of the typographical kind, but of the completely-incorrect-facts kind. It's just like any other industry that starts to get threatened by disruption from new technology - all the new people coming in are 'unworthy' 'wrong' and 'bad for the industry'. If you ever want to hear a tale of woe, talk to an old-school photographer about digital cameras and the explosion of part-time hobbyists who do a little bit of work on the side with their $500 SLR. In reality they are all people just trying to make their way in the world using whatever means they can.