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Originally Posted by dc_dux
Not at all.
I am suggesting that if these pseudo-news site/blog "ambush reporters" want to be treated as journalists, they should learn about,, and practice, journalistic standards and ethics.
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I tend to agree. As much as I like the idea of people having a vehicle that takes journalism out of the hands of big corps and allows the average Joe a voice, there still needs to be some journalistic ethics/standards involved. Some random guy trying to get hits on his blog and build his online rep by using whatever tactics he can think of to get attention isn't what we need either, it makes the blogging/amateur world of journalism look bad and gives people an excuse to ignore it all together.
Kind of a double edged sword I suppose, but in my mind the good probably outweighs the bad...we need more voices not associated with big money.