Comments on: Upcoming Events: Citizen Journalism Conference at Monmouth University https://www.jerseysmarts.com/2009/11/11/upcoming-events-citizen-journalism-conference-at-monmouth-university/ Joe Palazzolo's Blog Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:41:51 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: Joe https://www.jerseysmarts.com/2009/11/11/upcoming-events-citizen-journalism-conference-at-monmouth-university/comment-page-1/#comment-4879 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:41:51 +0000 http://www.jerseysmarts.com/?p=4043#comment-4879 I completely agree. The best “news” blogs that I see are the ones on the New York Times websites because they’re not your typical blog. They’re more like running commentaries on the news with random updates on the topic being discussed.

]]> By: Martin https://www.jerseysmarts.com/2009/11/11/upcoming-events-citizen-journalism-conference-at-monmouth-university/comment-page-1/#comment-4818 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:10:40 +0000 http://www.jerseysmarts.com/?p=4043#comment-4818 I agree that there is some value to citizen journalism, but I don’t ever see it expanding to anything beyond what it currently is. The main problem with citizen journalism is the lack of accountability. At least, if you are a professional for a credible news organization or company, you as a reporter have an incentive to protect your reputation, as well as your job. Accountability and incentive means everything.

Blogs and bloggers unfortunately have a bad stigma. It’s almost as if blog is a dirty word, thanks to the many whack-jobs who have one. Even though some choose to come across or distinctively appear as a journalist, a blogger at the very worst is a commentator, much like Rush Limbaugh, Bill O’Reilly, Keith Olbermann, etc. (I do not consider O’Reilly a journalist, even though he claims to be one).

Blogs have their place in the professional news room… but they should be grouped with the opinion columns and editorials.

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