Comments on: BLOG08: The crowd interviews and the endless debate of journalism versus blogging

By: Culture Clash: Journalism’s ideology vs blog culture | Online Journalism Blog

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 08:40:30 +0000

[...] you read the literature on journalism’s professional ideology – or just follow any argument about journalists-versus-the-rest-of-the-world – you’ll notice particular themes [...]

By: Anne

Anne — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 16:11:27 +0000

I use my blog in pretty much the same way as an ‘academic.’ There are no peer reviewers delaying my publishing and I don’t need to fit into a format and there is more constructive feedback. That’s exactly what I want.

By: Elisabeth

Elisabeth — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 08:17:05 +0000

And just to add – I have been a journalist for over 20 years – and a blogger for nearly a year.
Blogging gives me a freedom to speak my mind and to choose my agenda. In journalism you are always fitting in with a format. I am also a magazine editor, and I am often saying ‘no’ to people’s ideas – because they do not fit with the issue or whatever. However in blogging, no one is saying ‘no’ to me! This a precious freedom indeed.

By: Anne

Anne — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 12:15:46 +0000

@Elisabeth Winkler: Thank you for your kind response. I thought it was great that you stepped up and joined the panel on stage. Blogging has also lead me to places I thought I would never go because you indeed never know who’s reading your blog.

@Lisa Vickers: I think that is a very useful personal distinction especially when it is work related content. I can imagine writing for Greenpeace indeed requires two different perspectives on the matter.

By: ricksrommelhok (Rick Slagter)

ricksrommelhok (Rick Slagter) — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 15:29:17 +0000

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