"... 'Reporting' isn't blogging. It isn't even 'writing'. It's going out, learning about a foreign subject in a day, driving/walking/tramping all over the place

"... 'Reporting' isn't blogging. It isn't even 'writing'. It's going out, learning about a foreign subject in a day, driving/walking/tramping all over the place, interviewing multiple people, establishing government, police, underworld contacts, getting double and triple confirmation on key facts, adhering to rigorous journalistic ethical standards, etc. ..." Great points. This is one reason 'serious journalism' is threatened. Reduction of news teams, outsourcing of news bureaus, foreign correspondents mean the tasks you mention are not done to the same level. WIll the profession bounce back, adapt? Of course the next generation ( http://www.holovaty.com/resume http://www.holovaty.com/resume ) are already at it and there is always the BBC, CBC and ABC.