It's official: Bloggers are Journalists
Last year, I made the claim that all bloggers are journalists (http://sumocat.blogspot.com/2008/03/all-bloggers-are-journalists.html) based on the technical definition of journalism as the practice of disseminating information on current events. This year, as events unfold in Iran (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/13/iran-demonstrations-viole_n_215189.html), with all the "real" journalists barred by the government, all eyes have turned to the bloggers on the ground, sharing their experiences via Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, and even lowly, mundane, regular blogs. Even if a true revolution fails to occur in Iran, this event may be what legitimizes blogging, in all its forms, as a form of journalism.
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It's official: Bloggers are Journalists
posted by Sumocat at 6/18/2009 06:18:00 PM
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