Comments on: Today’s Thought: No reason to ask if blogging is journalism http://patthorntonfiles.com/blog/2008/07/05/todays-thought-no-reason-to-ask-if-blogging-is-journalism/ The blog of online journalist and Web developer Patrick Thornton. This blog seeks to combine journalism and Web development to forge a new frontier. Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:28:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Patrick Beeson http://patthorntonfiles.com/blog/2008/07/05/todays-thought-no-reason-to-ask-if-blogging-is-journalism/#comment-4086 Patrick Beeson Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:13:52 +0000 http://patthorntonfiles.com/blog/?p=314#comment-4086 > Both are just publishing platforms. Not exactly. Blogging is a style of publishing, not a platform or a medium. It does encourage more time-sensitive publication of content, which is more in-line with what the Web audience expects. So in this way, yes, it does allow journalists to "take their beat reporting to the next level" (if the next level is online). > Both are just publishing platforms.

Not exactly. Blogging is a style of publishing, not a platform or a medium.

It does encourage more time-sensitive publication of content, which is more in-line with what the Web audience expects. So in this way, yes, it does allow journalists to “take their beat reporting to the next level” (if the next level is online).

]]> By: Kate Martin http://patthorntonfiles.com/blog/2008/07/05/todays-thought-no-reason-to-ask-if-blogging-is-journalism/#comment-4078 Kate Martin Sat, 05 Jul 2008 20:01:12 +0000 http://patthorntonfiles.com/blog/?p=314#comment-4078 Pat, good post. At one of my former papers I wanted to start a political blog. The answer was an immediate no. The editors thought that just because you blog you have to show an opinion. Obviously now we know better. I'm definitely keeping track of Beatblogging.org because in the fall I want to launch a blog for my beat: Education. That should be interesting and I hope it can start a good conversation. Pat, good post. At one of my former papers I wanted to start a political blog. The answer was an immediate no. The editors thought that just because you blog you have to show an opinion. Obviously now we know better.

I’m definitely keeping track of Beatblogging.org because in the fall I want to launch a blog for my beat: Education. That should be interesting and I hope it can start a good conversation.

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