Comments on: Are Bloggers Part of the Press? http://mmoexplorer.com/86/are-bloggers-part-of-the-press/ Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:59:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: noticias graciosas http://mmoexplorer.com/86/are-bloggers-part-of-the-press/comment-page-1/#comment-7901 noticias graciosas Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:31:59 +0000 http://mmoexplorer.com/86/are-bloggers-part-of-the-press/#comment-7901 Maybe we are not part of the "traditional" press yet, but we will soon be. The media is changing very fast, so the definition of press will change too. Maybe we are not part of the “traditional” press yet, but we will soon be. The media is changing very fast, so the definition of press will change too.

]]> By: lucia http://mmoexplorer.com/86/are-bloggers-part-of-the-press/comment-page-1/#comment-427 lucia Sun, 23 Sep 2007 02:45:31 +0000 http://mmoexplorer.com/86/are-bloggers-part-of-the-press/#comment-427 Sorry, FEC (Federal Election Commission) Sorry, FEC (Federal Election Commission)

]]> By: lucia http://mmoexplorer.com/86/are-bloggers-part-of-the-press/comment-page-1/#comment-426 lucia Sun, 23 Sep 2007 02:44:53 +0000 http://mmoexplorer.com/86/are-bloggers-part-of-the-press/#comment-426 Oddly enough, the FTC says that, for the purposes of federal campaing finance law, bloggers <i>are</i> "the press". Read more at <a href="http://www.volokh.com/posts/1185298058.shtml" rel="nofollow">The Volokh Conspiracy</a> Oddly enough, the FTC says that, for the purposes of federal campaing finance law, bloggers are “the press”. Read more at The Volokh Conspiracy

]]> By: Gooney http://mmoexplorer.com/86/are-bloggers-part-of-the-press/comment-page-1/#comment-411 Gooney Fri, 21 Sep 2007 09:09:23 +0000 http://mmoexplorer.com/86/are-bloggers-part-of-the-press/#comment-411 No, I don't think the vast majority of bloggers are part of "the press". Blogs, Bloggers, and the Blogosphere in general are not the press, but thats not a bad thing. We represent another tier in information dissemination (sometimes), most the time blogs are more editorialistic than they are journalistic. Why do people even care? Is it that they feel lesser than a "real" journalist? One must remember that for the most part a Journalist is a writer for hire it is thier profession. A journalist writes what his editor assigns them to write, and is directly accountable to the editor. To put it another way, a guy working on his car in his garage isn't a mechanic, a mechanic is a trained professional and irregardless of passion the guy in his garage has it doesn't make him a mechanic. Hes simply a guy working on his car in his garage. A blogger writes whatever the hell they want and are answerable to no one. Although if they loose enough reputation people will cease to consider them credible. Be a blogger, thats enough. A far more interesting question is, whats in a name? -Gooney No, I don’t think the vast majority of bloggers are part of “the press”.

Blogs, Bloggers, and the Blogosphere in general are not the press, but thats not a bad thing. We represent another tier in information dissemination (sometimes), most the time blogs are more editorialistic than they are journalistic.

Why do people even care? Is it that they feel lesser than a “real” journalist?

One must remember that for the most part a Journalist is a writer for hire it is thier profession. A journalist writes what his editor assigns them to write, and is directly accountable to the editor.

To put it another way, a guy working on his car in his garage isn’t a mechanic, a mechanic is a trained professional and irregardless of passion the guy in his garage has it doesn’t make him a mechanic. Hes simply a guy working on his car in his garage.

A blogger writes whatever the hell they want and are answerable to no one. Although if they loose enough reputation people will cease to consider them credible.

Be a blogger, thats enough.

A far more interesting question is, whats in a name?

-Gooney

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