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Top Bloggers vs. Top Journalists

author: www-data

I just found this comment in a slashdot forum. A comment after my own heart (german only, sorry). It pretty much hits the nail on bloggers vs. journalists:

If you compare the education of the top journalists and the top bloggers, the top bloggers are better educated. They probably also actually work in the fields that they are writing about.

The sooner we get rid of the career path of "journalist" and the career option of "full time paid reporter", the better for all of us. I want to get my news from people who are actually professionals in the field they are writing about [...]

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