Blogging Experience
This was not my first blogging experience, although I have never been a huge blogger. My first experience with blogging came when I decided to make a film blog in which I critiqued certain films I had recently seen. Being a film buff, this was a fun way to tell people what I liked and did not like and maybe get my friends out to see the movies I endorsed. I believe there are two main reasons for blogging: 1) depending on the blog, it is a way to put your opinions out there and sway others’ opinions. 2) It is also a way to let people see into your own personal life.
From a journalist perspective, I do not believe that blogging is a very effective way to be a journalist, given the reasons I listed for blogging above. The purpose of journalism is not to sway public opinion or to give people a glimpse inside your life. The purpose of journalism is to find the truth and report it, and let the public decide for themselves. In this regard, I think that despite our social networking and blogging world, not everyone can be labeled a “journalist.”
Many argue that anyone can be a journalist nowadays with Twitter and Facebook. While this is an effective way to get word out to people about goings-on in the community, state and country, many people abuse this title of “citizen journalist” by putting their own opinions in their posts. People may do this because of cable news networks and the so-called “journalists” on Fox News and CNN (namely Glenn Beck and Joy Behar to name a few). Many personalities on cable news networks, and even some of the main networks, are commentators. I think people who post about issues on Facebook, Twitter, and Blogger are “citizen commentators,” not “citizen journalists.
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