DEBATE: Are All Bloggers Journalists? - Making Curriculum Pop2024-03-28T20:20:32Zhttp://mcpopmb.ning.com/forum/topics/debate-are-all-bloggers-journalists?groupUrl=journalismteachers&commentId=2665237%3AComment%3A111497&groupId=2665237%3AGroup%3A52119&feed=yes&xn_auth=noLeaving aside the argument th…tag:mcpopmb.ning.com,2011-12-12:2665237:Comment:1114972011-12-12T20:18:58.456ZShirley Durrhttp://mcpopmb.ning.com/profile/ShirleyDurr
<p>Leaving aside the argument that the "all" in your question requires a negative answer, doesn't the answer depend on one's definition of a journalist? Some writers "affiliated with a 'newspaper, magazine, periodical, book, pamphlet, news service, wire service, news or feature syndicate, broadcast station or network, or cable television system'" don't meet my definition. In the NY Times article, the definition is a legal one. Should a blogger enjoy fourth estate protections? This seems to be…</p>
<p>Leaving aside the argument that the "all" in your question requires a negative answer, doesn't the answer depend on one's definition of a journalist? Some writers "affiliated with a 'newspaper, magazine, periodical, book, pamphlet, news service, wire service, news or feature syndicate, broadcast station or network, or cable television system'" don't meet my definition. In the NY Times article, the definition is a legal one. Should a blogger enjoy fourth estate protections? This seems to be the the question the judge answered.</p>