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June 22nd, 2005 at 11:29 am
Riddle me this …
what’s the difference between a Blog and a Website that provies the same information?
June 22nd, 2005 at 11:45 am
The key, in my mind, to a Blog is the opportunity to post replies to articles. Some newspapers provide this opportunity at the end of articles, though that practice seems to be disappearing.
The other distinction is the editorial process. Bloggers are their own editors. They are issuing their impressions of the news usually, though some attempt to provide objective news reporting, without the filter of a validating editorial process.
It is interesting to note that in 2000, the House Press Office struggled with setting requirements for issuing Convention press credentials to online media. Traditional criteria regarding longevity and audience didn’t work since so many online media outlets, like Media Bureau Networks (mediabureau.com) where new to the world.
In 2004, the Republicans gave Bloggers their own row in the convention hall with live feeds so they could post as things happen. So, at least at that moment in time, the RNC considered Bloggers journalists.
New FEC regulations may put a big wrinkle in that. For more info on this, see http://www.ipdi.org/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=1766.