Can Bloggers Save Journalism?

Chris Johnson
Often when I’m reading the newspaper or watching the news, I get tired of hearing about the same sorts of stories all of the time. Also, while most stories are strictly informative, some are presented with biased opinions when all I really want to know is the facts. The reason for this, I believe, is that newspaper while they do aim to inform readers of news, are profit driven. In order to maximize profits they must carefully choose which stories they publish and how they approach certain issues in the news. Personally I don’t think that there is anything wrong with this, because profits are important for newspapers to stay afloat. However, I do believe that there needs to be a medium of information transfer that does not have profits as one of its main motives. This is why I believe that blogs are so great. People get to tell the stories they believe are important and the floor is open for anyone who has an opinion. Blogs are created strictly for making information known. It is true that sometimes there are issues on the validity of the information or that the opinions of bloggers are questioned, but what is so great about blogs is that people can come in, read the blogs, get the facts straight, and then also tell how they feel about the issue. Newspapers don’t provide this. With technology becoming more and more advanced, I think that blogs are going to become more important and I believe that it is a great thing.