Blogging: The new Journalism?

Yes I agree! It is true that blogging is a new form of journalism because I feel that they are both, opinionated, ranting, often jumbled and biased most of the time with little regard for truth or stability. They are addictive and intimidating which creates a new branding image for journalism”
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Blogging is addictive because when we post something, we must have a follow-up posting so that we don’t disappoint the readers. In journalism it is the same situation whereby, there must be a follow-up story to satisfy the readers. For example, people are eager to find out more updates about the war in Iraq despite having the newspaper and broadcast news. People want to know more about it, and they start streaming through weblogs for doubtful analysis, critical commentary, and substitute perspectives rarely seen in the mainstream media. Personally I feel that weblogs have latest update, faster and more efficient compared to the press.

However, not all the information can be trusted because they could be made up. Below is an example of a journalistic blog:

Jody Raynsford, Blogging: the new journalism?, 2003, [Online, Accessed 5 June 2007] URL:http://www.journalism.co.uk/features/story604.shtml