Blogging Vs. Traditional News Discussion 2

Blogging had become very popular during the 90’s, or early 2000’s. It gave writers a new media to get let out their frustrations,opinions, and feelings. However recent articles have been debating whether blogging will completely diminish newspapers and news websites. Bloggers only express their opinions  which sometimes have to do with topics by the news however that is different from reporting news. In the first article “Can Bloggers replace journalists?” The author brings up the point that reporters go out and investigate, interview people, and “dig up important stories” while bloggers are home in their pjs. In a sense that part of the article is saying that there is no research necessary when your blogging as oppose to being a reporter. Reporters also have deadlines in order to get news out with accurate timing while bloggers write whenever they want. Another point in the article “Can Bloggers replace journalists?” He brings up expertise, Reporters such as sports reporters spend years studying their topic while bloggers may know a general definition of the topic.  Opinions vs real facts is a lot to compare which is why i believe that reporters will not lose their jobs to bloggers any time soon if ever.