Many people think the internet has plagued news stations and newspaper companies for a while now. It seems as If the use and need of journalism degrees are coming to an end. Although many believe this argument, an article on thoughtco.com says otherwise. The article is entitled “Why bloggers can’t replace the work of professional Journalists”. The article speaks of when bloggers first appearing, stating that it seemed as if bloggers would replace traditional media outlets. The concept of being a blogger seemed to spread widely and before you knew it there were thousands of them spread across the internet. This article is written by Tony Rogers. He takes away the notion of bloggers affecting journalists negatively and explains how they can actually “supplement the work of professional reporters”. He also speaks on how most bloggers actually seem to reflect on new reports than to come up with it themselves. So it seems as if most bloggers focus on giving their opinion rather than coming up with news reports themselves. The writer goes on to say “Expressing one’s opinion is very different from doing objective news reporting”. Another and one of the most reasonable explanations as to why reporters aren’t getting their jobs taken by bloggers is because some reporters are “experts” at topics they choose to write about. While most bloggers are amateurs. The concept of blogging supplements professional journalists because of the paperless effect the internet has. Many new companies have decided to go paperless and build a website. According to the article some journalists turn to blogs to get a bit more insight on some concepts, as well to writing some themselves on their off time.
Although blogging has found various ways to gain acknowledgment, and article claims that it is nearly impossible to rise to the top, even if you have reliable and great content unless you are somehow connected to a bigger source or large company. This article is posted on The Atlantic website and is entitled “The Rise Of The Blogger”. The writer speaks of how the more acknowledgment and popularity blogs have become, the more cash that will flow in. It has also become normal that mass media outlet companies have become owners of some of the most well known blogsites. These owners range from CNN to ABC and Aol. Bloggers have went from single self creators to a new company up and coming company.
