Bloggers vs Journalists

Blog is defined as a term that refers to a website where entries are made similar to a journal or diary and blogger is the blanket term for anyone that uses a blog to post information on topics that are of interest to them (www.boutiquewebdesigns.com/InternetTerms.doc). On the other hand, Merriam- Webster Online defines journalism as the collection and editing of news for presentation through the media, the public press, an academic study concerned with the collection and editing of news or the management of a news medium and the person who is engaged in journalism is known to be as the journalists.

In today’s present scenario, there is already a thin line that separates journalism and blogging thus making it more confusing to the public on which area they are really into – blogging or journalism.

A journalistic work can be a blogger's work but seldom does it happen that a blogger's work can be considered as a journalistic work.

What Separates Journalism from Blogging?

Journalism is based on facts and blogs are usually based on the writer’s feel-free ideas since blogs serve as a medium being an online journal where bloggers can post about any topic they are interested in, unlike journalism. In journalism, being FACTUAL is the main ingredient. When the post is purely a product of the imaginative mind of the reader, then it can never be considered as a journalistic work.

Journalism is both a passion and a profession and courses in journalism are being offered for one to be that ‘professional’ in the field. On the other hand, blogging can merely be a product of ones interest to write about something and anything they are interested in. May it be factual or not, the bottom line is Journalism is into facts, blogging is more into personal opinion and idea being shared.

BLOGGERS vs JOURNALISTS

All journalists can be bloggers but not all bloggers can be journalists.

Like what was mentioned earlier, there is a very thin line that separates bloggers from journalists but this line is still visible if only we will have that deeper understanding on the difference of the two.

Just to some up, what mainly separates bloggers from journalists is that, bloggers work on their online journals through their blogs giving their opinion and insights about something while journalists are mainly into ‘news’ which are factual as they give the public the necessary information they need.

Pro blogger: (http://nakedpr.com/2008/05/01/bloggers-vs-journalists-with-pro-blogger-darren-rowse/)

Bloggers are not always journalists (http://www.chrisbrogan.com/bloggers-vs-journalists-and-who-cares/)

Is the issue over? (http://journalism.nyu.edu/pubzone/weblogs/pressthink/2005/01/21/berk_essy.html)

Computer vs Paper

Due to the outbreak in technology, online news had made its way to the scenario of journalism, of news reporting, and gathering. The emergence of computers, the internet, and the World Wide Web has aid the journalism industry in print to be at par with the other existing media like broadcast which includes radio and television. With this, hard copies online newspapers already exist blurring the line which separates broadcast and print media. This also aid in the existing online journalism.


Advantages of Online Journalism

1. It allows newspaper to effectively compete with broadcast medium using the internet as a venue for breaking news.
2. This contributes to the existence of mobile news.
3. Movement away from the use of paper which helps in decreasing the production cost.
4. Existence of wired newsroom.
5. Borderless reporting.
6. Instant updating of news stories.


Online news vs Print media

Nowadays, online news and print media are working hand-in-hand in order to perform their media’s main role which is to be the watchdog of the society and to cater the publics’ right to information.

The existence of online news is both a boon and a bane in the print media industry. It is a boon since print media can also venture into online so that they will be able to compete effectively with broadcast media. At the same time, it is a bane because journalists need to write in both medium. Another reason why it is a disadvantage is the fact that, since online has an unlimited space, advertisers may prefer more the online medium than the print since it has wider scope even though they need to pay the higher price.

With regards to the issue of credibility, the articles’ credibility does not only depend on the medium which is being used. It is more on the writer’s credibility and at the same time the ‘brand’ which it represents. Brand refers to the name or site of the online or print publication where the article can be found.


Non-existence of Print Media?

There was the notion that in the near future, it will be difficult to find daily newspapers in the UK or United States that does not have or share a website. But this does not mean that there will no longer be the existence of Print media.

Print media, being a traditional medium, served as the foundation of other media since printing was discovered first. Online media may exist, but people will still go back to the traditional medium since they can have the hard copies kept and read it anytime they want. Memories printed in hard copies is usually treasured more compared to those that come in soft copy forms.

Online vs print for advertisers (http://ezinearticles.com/?Online-vs-Print-Media&id=1452522)
Online vs print: Issue of space (http://nlieu.blogspot.com/2006/09/online-vs-print-news.html)
Competition between online and print (http://www.jasonmorrison.net/content/2001/online-media-versus-traditional-print-media/)

POSTED: Advertise @ Craigslist

How it all started:

Craigslist was founded on 1995 by a web-oriented software engineer in the person of Craig Newman. It all started started as an email list for friends and co-workers about events going on in the San Francisco Bay Area. When he retired in the field of IT, he decided to work fulltime for craigslist. Though it all started as a hobby, craigslist was incorporated as a for-profit in 1999.

About Craigslist:

Craigslist serves as a local classifieds and forums site for 570 cities in 50 countries worldwide. It is community moderated, and largely free. Basically, craigslist is almost about anything: housing, services, jobs, services, local events - literally anything. It operates in different languages including French, German, Italian, Portugese, and Spanish and the site receives more than 1 million job listings per month.

Benefits you can get from Craigslist:

1. User can post their advertisements as many times as they want provided that each ad should not be similar with one another.

2. It gives the people, particularly the users, the voice. They have the freedom on how each advertisements will be presented.

3. Gives both the users and the viewers the sence of community trust and even intimacy. The users will be able to monitor personally their propect clients' needs since they are the one updating their posts.

4. Gives the viewers a sense of security. Craigslist allows the viewer to flag a particular posting which appears to them violating the site's policies.

For more information about Craigslist, visit http://chicago.craigslist.org/

Google Apps Premier: Everything Comes in One Package

Who said that online-based communication, mobile updates, documents, site building and a calendar can never be accessed all together using a single account?

This perspective is definitely wrong. Here comes another google-base application which will surely fit either your personal, business, or school need. You can now enjoy keeping in touch with other while enjoying the adventure of browsing new tools. All of this in one account. Complete your Internet expedition with Google Apps Premier.

Google Apps Premier is an account which offers several other applications aside from the usual email and chat. It bridges the gap between the virtual world and the real world. In general, it offers a wide-range and a must experience web- based program and allows the user to store and create files without the need to install a software.

Signing up is as easy as some usual email accounts. The only difference is that, Google Apps Premier's services are paid. This is due to the fact that this application is commonly used by companies, educational institutions, and other organizations in order to communicate to their members and followers in the easiest way possible. The owner of the account can add multiple users, all at the same time making it easier to manage. And, you can create you own domain name for your account to be easily accessed.

A Tour on Google Apps Premier...

Gmail and Chat...

Email is one of the most common communication function an account has to perform. What separates the email option of Google Apps Premier to other account is that, you can manage your account in the most convenient and accessible manner which will best suit you according to your choice.

One additional feature for email is label. You can label each mail according to color which will determine your priority. You will be the one to personally choose what color will go in every label you make. Video clips can also be viewed directly through the email account you have.

Additional feature is the Gmail chat which allows the user to shift from emailing to chatting in one particular window. Gmail chat allows the user not only to chat via text but also video chatting, voice chatting, and even group chats.

Google Talk...

Google talk is another feature of Google Apps which functions more like a communication tool for the user. This could be use for sending and receiving instant messages, PC-To-PC voice chat, voice mails and even file transfer. It is advantageous to use google talk to send files since there is no file size distinction. This also gives Gmail notifications in the users desktop, so, while you are chatting, you will be able to know if you have message in your Gmail.



Calendar: Be reminded, Get Updated

Google Apps Premiere also features a google calendar which allows you to book some appointments and at the same time, be reminded of these appointments. The google calendar sends out email notifications to the user whenever there was a scheduled activity for that particular day.



Google Docs...

Google docs is actually a separate program offered by google but through Google Apps Premier, signing up means having Google Docs at hand. This application allows the user to create presentations, spreadsheets, documents and even forms. Once created, the material done will be automatically saved by the network making it more convenient to use. You will no longer have the worries of having unsaved files when power interruptions occur. Another plus factor also is the fact that you don't have to download particular softwares to have your files created.



Google sites...

Google sites allow you to create your own web template for a website minus the process of downloading a particular software. By using this particular application, you can have you site posted on the web right at that very moment. After creating your own site, you can still have it edited, manage your account, add additional pages, subscribe to other accounts and also to share you accounts to others. By managing your site, you can set its viewing preference whether to make it public, private.



Google Apps: Go Mobile

Google Apps can also be updated through your mobile phones. Email alerts and calendar reminders can be received through your mobile phones using this application.

Administrative Panel: Managing Google Apps the way you want it

The admin, or the owner of the Google Apps account has all the right to manage it. By using the administrative panel, the administrator can have the a particular application to be activated or deactivated. He also has the control who will be the users of his domain. All in all, the administrator has the full control in all the accounts applications he can make changes whenever he wants.