Com toda a razão, o Ponto Media chamou a atenção para estes Heartaches of Journalist Bloggers: For all the press that bloggers have received for revolutionizing journalism by bringing Gutenberg's printing press to the digital masses, when push comes to shove, journalists who operate personal weblogs face an inherent conflict of interest. In the end, it's the blogs that usually get short shrift.
And according to some, that's the way it ought to be. [...]
A more serious question is how can bloggers, whose success depends largely on sharing unvarnished opinions, also work as so-called objective journalists?
A ler também: Grassroots journalism in US has much to teach UK: American journalists are leaving UK hacks for dust in the blogging world, creating influential and lucrative online publications that build invaluable contacts, says Big Blog Company associate Jackie Danicki.
Awareness of blogging is much higher in the US, said Ms Danicki, and many leading journalists have become well known for their own blogs. However, she believes UK journalists have a window of opportunity to benefit from the increasing interest in blogging that is sweeping across the country. [...]
"Journalists often ask why they should write a blog for free, but money is not the only currency. They will get attention and build loyalty," she said.
