John Vivian is the author of “Blogs”, what are the upsides and downsides of having such a mass communication with the public. Blogging has become such an affordable and technologically ease way for ordinary citizens to voice their views and opinions to a mass audience. The article claims blogging has become a free for all to speak out with no gatekeepers. Meaning that a lot of the writing lacks the experience of journalistic traditions. The author talks about how different bloggers have been the beginning of some of the biggest scandals in our government. The author suggests that it can be a loud and effective megaphone that is outside the traditional news media.
So-called mainstream media are introducing an element of old fashioned, journalistically
So-called mainstream media are introducing an element of old fashioned, journalistically