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I am not actually sure they are a journalist, but more a blogger? Happy to be proven wrong

by typesarecool 1y ago

kreetx 1y ago
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- jakelazaroff 1y ago
  "Blogger" and "activist" both being euphemisms for "journalist who says things I don't like".
  - kreetx 1y ago
    I think with blogger the GP meant that he is not a professional journalist; an activist is somebody who is politically engaged, as clearly this person is. Does it appear to you that he is an actual journalist?
    - jakelazaroff 1y ago
      He makes money from journalism, does he not? Journalists are by definition politically engaged, so defining "activist" as a separate category like that makes no sense.
      - kreetx 1y ago
        I've no idea how he makes his money, and no, journalists are not "by definition" politically engaged. Secondly, df you read his blog, he pretty clearly is an activist, as he focuses on a single topic, has chosen a side, and also is acting upon it by protesting.
        jakelazaroff 1y ago
        > no, journalists are not "by definition" politically engaged. Which part of journalism doesn't involve "political engagement"? Selecting which stories are covered, and how prominently? Choosing whom to interview and deciding what questions to ask? Which details are important enough to include, and which to omit? There is no cogent definition of "journalism" by which it is not an intrinsically political activity. > Secondly, df you read his blog, he pretty clearly is an activist, as he focuses on a single topic, has chosen a side That is common among journalists; it is called a "beat". > and also is acting upon it by protesting. Hundreds of millions of people all over the world protest. 2–4 million did so in the U.S. alone yesterday. Are they all "activists"?
        kreetx 1y ago
        I don't think few if any journalist I've read have taken part in protests. Also, most journalists just investigate and present stories by assembling what they found. And then they go and investigate another topic. But this person has just one topic. I'd say people who consistently protest and consistently write about the topic are activists, yes. Do you need an even stronger definition?
        SauciestGNU 1y ago
        Having beliefs and advocating for them does not preclude one from doing journalism, and I would argue that undoubtedly any written account of occurrences on the ground during protests are journalism, regardless of the slant. You really don't want to get into categorizing speech as protected or not based on content.
        gruez 1y ago
        I agree the government shouldn't be in the business of gatekeeping what being a "journalist" means, but I think we can all agree there's there's clearly a category difference between a BBC reporter objectively covering the protests, and someone involved with the protests giving a one-sided account.
        gruez 1y ago

I am not actually sure they are a journalist, but more a blogger? Happy to be proven wrong

kreetx 1y ago

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jakelazaroff 1y ago
"Blogger" and "activist" both being euphemisms for "journalist who says things I don't like".
- kreetx 1y ago
  I think with blogger the GP meant that he is not a professional journalist; an activist is somebody who is politically engaged, as clearly this person is. Does it appear to you that he is an actual journalist?
  - jakelazaroff 1y ago
    He makes money from journalism, does he not? Journalists are by definition politically engaged, so defining "activist" as a separate category like that makes no sense.
    - kreetx 1y ago
      I've no idea how he makes his money, and no, journalists are not "by definition" politically engaged. Secondly, df you read his blog, he pretty clearly is an activist, as he focuses on a single topic, has chosen a side, and also is acting upon it by protesting.
      - jakelazaroff 1y ago
        > no, journalists are not "by definition" politically engaged. Which part of journalism doesn't involve "political engagement"? Selecting which stories are covered, and how prominently? Choosing whom to interview and deciding what questions to ask? Which details are important enough to include, and which to omit? There is no cogent definition of "journalism" by which it is not an intrinsically political activity. > Secondly, df you read his blog, he pretty clearly is an activist, as he focuses on a single topic, has chosen a side That is common among journalists; it is called a "beat". > and also is acting upon it by protesting. Hundreds of millions of people all over the world protest. 2–4 million did so in the U.S. alone yesterday. Are they all "activists"?
        kreetx 1y ago
        I don't think few if any journalist I've read have taken part in protests. Also, most journalists just investigate and present stories by assembling what they found. And then they go and investigate another topic. But this person has just one topic. I'd say people who consistently protest and consistently write about the topic are activists, yes. Do you need an even stronger definition?
        SauciestGNU 1y ago
        Having beliefs and advocating for them does not preclude one from doing journalism, and I would argue that undoubtedly any written account of occurrences on the ground during protests are journalism, regardless of the slant. You really don't want to get into categorizing speech as protected or not based on content.
        gruez 1y ago
        I agree the government shouldn't be in the business of gatekeeping what being a "journalist" means, but I think we can all agree there's there's clearly a category difference between a BBC reporter objectively covering the protests, and someone involved with the protests giving a one-sided account.
        gruez 1y ago