Friday, January 30, 2009

Instantly Blog News Stories

By Ian Pelham

One of the most exciting, yet controversial, aspects of blogging is the ability to blog things just as they happen. The blogosphere is an active part of the internet and there is the ability to blog almost instantaneously.

Unlike news delivered by these types of media, blog news doesnt require editors and others who administrate the news so it gets to the public eye much faster. There are advantages and disadvantages to this medium.

One example where blogs hit the media before the press took place during the bombing of a London subway in July 2005.

There was an explosion and, as passengers were getting out of the subway, one guy took several photos and uploaded them online. The first-person stories of the even showed up on blogs and there were those all over the world reading the exact words of the bloggers and survivors.

First-person accounts of the catastrophe began appearing on blogs soon after these photos appeared, and people all over the world learned about the events in London by reading the words and seeing the photos posted by bloggers.

This has the potential to be the beginning of an exciting new era of reporting, one that takes "New Journalism" to it's logical next step by putting the power to shape how the news is written and read directly into the hands of the public.

Many of the bloggers and cultural commentators feel that this new kind of journalism is actually a good thing. The dissemination of the news is bound to be more democratic.

It decentralizes the control over the news and blogs allow more people to enter the field of current events. There are those, however, who are adamantly opposed to this type of journalism.

Unlike newspapers or television stations, few blogs have fact-checkers, and there is little attention paid to journalistic accountability on many blogs. This can lead to the rapid spread of misinformation, and more than one falsehood has taken the blogosphere by storm.

Whether or not this is all ethical is very complex, but no matter how you feel about the subject, you must agree that this carries the potential to really change how the modern person gets his or her news.

Those who are interested in blogging will find that debt, consolidation and other financial topics are being blogged about. Techniques designed to help you make and manage your money are among the most popular topics for bloggers.

Falling into debt is a problem for many so that bloggers, sympathetic to the issue, are blogging about what they think on the topic and can give you ways you can share in the wealth or learn from the problems they experienced.

If you are considering getting into blogging, consolidation, debt, savings, and investment topics can prove to be very fruitful things to write about. Many professional bloggers who make a living off of their blogs spend their days writing about money.

If you find that youre knowledgeable on negotiating settings with credit card companies, loan consolidation and other money issues, share that knowledge in a worthwhile blog.

By sharing your expertise, you may be able to help your readers get out of debt while you reap sizable monetary rewards for your time and knowledge. - 16036

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