After reading the assigned articles, I felt somewhat depressed - the allure of the unknown had been exposed to the naked light of day and blogs were not so foreign and strange after all. As a neo-blogger, I have made efforts to incorporate cohesion, grammar and spell-check as prerequisites before posting my blog. It seems I had it wrong. According to the articles, it appears that bloggers want to be the anti-journalists. Whereas journalists are concerned with truth and content, bloggers were represented as language rebels writing on their own terms, even creating their own terms.
I wonder if a journalist could become a power-blogger? Could they suspend their training and restraint to enter the writer's mud-wrestling pit?
Then on the other hand, is it possible for a blogger to become a successful (read published and/or employed) journalist? Could the rough cut stone become the polished gem?
Points to consider, eh?
I wonder if a journalist could become a power-blogger? Could they suspend their training and restraint to enter the writer's mud-wrestling pit?
Then on the other hand, is it possible for a blogger to become a successful (read published and/or employed) journalist? Could the rough cut stone become the polished gem?
Points to consider, eh?
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