Journalism

Can we get over this? The asinine question: “Is weblogging journalism?” The answer: “That depends entirely on what you’re writing.” If what you write on your weblog is journalism, then your weblog is journalistic.

How come no one ever asked “Is writing on paper journalism?”? Because it’s a stupid question. I suppose I could see some doubt from some who want to dispel the “journalism” part of anything that’s not written on a bunch of dead wood by-products and backed by advertisers, but there’s a word for such people, and that word is “jackasses”.

Asking if weblogging is journalism is like asking if walls are white.

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