Another aspect of blogging which is on the rise is Journalism blogging, which discuss the same current events and topics seen in print newspapers. Journalism blogs are formatted almost exactly like a regular newspaper would be; it is just online rather than in print. “Now blogging is confronting journalism, with the rise of current-events blogs that deconstruct news coverage, spew opinion and even scoop the big media from time to time. The best news bloggers are articulate, independent thinkers. In some ways, they are the antithesis of traditional journalists: unedited, unabashedly opinionated, sporadic and personal” (Palser).
One of the most interesting journalistic blogs I found was thehuffingtonpost.com which was one listed as the number one blog on the list of top 100 blogs on technorati.com. While browsing The Huffington Posts’ site, you can find a blog on just about anything, including politics, media, entertainment, sports, comedy, business, living, style and going green. The blogs are informative while still being short and to-the-point, which is exactly how most people like their news.
News blogs provide a quick fix for the reader; one can open the site and quickly browse through the various topics and pick and choose the information they need. In the fast paced society in which we live, it is rare that people are able to find time to sit down and peruse the newspaper. Journalism blogs enable people to get the information they need in a timely manner. Unlike newspapers, journalism blogs are updated several times a day, so readers are constantly getting receiving breaking news as it surfaces.
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