“Writing gives you the illusion of control, and then you realize it’s just an
illusion, that people are going to bring their own stuff into it.”
– David Sedaris
One of the most important things about being a journalist is remaining objective and keeping yourself OUT of the story that you are covering. Blogging in journalism allows us to break that rule, just a little bit. It allows a journalist to express themselves outside of a story by commenting, reflecting and venting about our successes, our failures and our annoyances within the field or just life in general. It is also a good way to gain the trust of your audience, by allowing readers to be involved in a more personal aspect of jouranlism. I think that it's pretty evident that the world of journalism is changing and with that the role of a journalist is also going to change. Now, more than ever we are relying on the public to supply us with our information and with their opinions on our writing as well as the topics that we are writing about and blogging is a pretty efficient way to do that. Blogging is simply away to personalize our thoughts and express them to a large audience in order to generate feedback. I wouldn't turn to a blog for a "reliable source" but if I am doing a feature story or editorial piece, a blog is a really good place to find colorful people that could add a lot of character and different perspectives to writing. As journalists we have to utilize all resources that are available and blogging is certainly one of them.
- Taylor
- Taylor