As reported by Journalism
Journeyman with online venues and mobile phones,
many amateur and professional journalists are asking, “What is a journalist,
and where is this field headed?” I have asked the same question before (see Mainstream Media versus Social Media? Not Really the Right Question) and some earlier observations from 2005 (Notes on Blogging, Journalism and Credibility)
Journalism
Journeyman adds that one way to gain perspective on this
question is to read what other journalists are saying about this field and
blogs are a good resource. The
blog goes on to provide a very useful list of Top 50 Journalism Blogs.
The list includes blogs that focus on citizen journalism, personal blogs from
professional reporters, journalism school-supported blogs, blogs on a new media
focus, organizational blogs and resource blogs that provide primary resources
for investigative writing. We will
not reproduce their list as you should go to their site but we will offer an
example from each category.
Citizen Journalism
Global Voices:
Over 200 bloggers around the world work together to provide translations and
reports that normally are not heard from traditional media. As the site says,
“Global Voices aggregates, curates, and amplifies the global conversation
online – shining light on places and people other media often ignore.”
I got to know Rebecca McKinnon and some of the other founders of this blog
while I spent some informal time at the Berkman Center in 2004 -2005. This is a
great resource to find out what is happening in countries where traditional
reporting is difficult to access and is useful for any country.
Personal Blogs
BuzzMachine: Jeff Jarvis, author of What
would Google Do? and Associate Professor and Director of the City University
(NY) interactive journalism program, blogs about media and news at this blog.
Jeff was part of the conversation I reported about in 2005 in Blogging, Journalism and Credibility.
School-Supported
Journalism Blogs
Nieman
Journalism Lab: This blog is
“a collaborative attempt to figure out how quality journalism can survive and
thrive in the Internet age.” The blog is based out of
Harvard, and collaborators include the Harvard Business School, the Berkman
Center for Internet and Society and the Hauser Center for Nonprofit
Organizations. The first two of these groups sponsored the 2005 meeting I
mentioned above.
Organizations
Society of
Professional Journalists: This organization, founded in
1909, is a broad-based organization dedicated to encouraging free journalistic
practice based upon high ethical standards. They include a list of blogs
through their site as well as news.
New
Media Focus
Hypercrit: Michael Becker writes about
journalism, but with a broader lens on new media and digital culture.
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