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A new study reveals that 52% of bloggers surveyed consider themselves journalists which is up significantly from last year.
From TechCrunch.com
According to a new study
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A few other stats caught our attention as well. When it comes to using blogs and social networks, like Twitter or Facebook, for research, 91% of bloggers and 68% of online reporters “always” or “sometimes” use blogs for research. But only 35% of newspaper and 38% of print magazine journalists surveyed use blogs or social networks for research purposes
The stats are even more interesting when it comes to using Twitter, which is often a place for breaking news and consumer trends, alone for research. 64% of bloggers and 36% of online reporters said they use Twitter as a research tool for stories. But only 19% of newspaper reporters and 17% of print magazine reporters use the microblogging network as a resource for research. Newspaper and print magazine reporters also source Twitter less frequently than their online counterparts with 19% and 22% saying they have used a Twitter post in a story, respectively. This is in contrast the higher use of sourcing Twitter for stories for bloggers (55%), online magazine/news (42%) and even TV news (48%).
The study underscores how quickly bloggers and other online reporters have adapted to changing technology while the more traditional or old media journalists have only tip-toed into the various social media tools which has only exacerbated their decline.
If newspapers and magazines want to compete in the changing landscape they will need to embrace technology or risk rapid extinction.
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When my oldest sister’s youngest brother-in-law
graduated from Columbia U. with a Journalism Deg.,
he searched for a job,no takers.he ended up working the TBTA in NYC.Took his pension & left.
No I/net to help him as today. As the article says
too many “Journalists” get their info from the net & other sources.Who knows how accurate they are,,yet they want people to believe them.Sounds like BHO & his 40 thieves,,“Lies,,but please believe,‘cause we know best”
If you want to call yourself a Journalist,fine.
You had better learn to get the “who,what,where,
when,why,& how of a story,,Dbl.check for accuracy
& as Jack Webb used to say “Just the facts ma’am”
get it right over & over,,,THEN someone just might call you a ‘Journalist’
With tech changing so fast, I may buy one in the future,,called an “I-crutch” or “I-wheelchair”,,
but some Czar or Obamacrat will “just say no”,,
because they will say I’m old.Well,guess what all
you MSNBC fans,,Chris Matthews is older than I am.
I guess he becomes “Soylent Green” first.