Why Do I Blog?

Why do I blog?

I might also ask, why do I breathe? Answer: because I can.

I don't have a specific reason as to why I blog. I don't do it to keep in contact with friends or family, nor do I have a specific topic I blog about. I find myself typing up a blog whenever I come across an interesting website or discover a story to share. It's not quite a journal because I don't share very intimate feelings. However, I do share my opinions.

I think I blog because I have a desire to be heard--or in this case, read. I don't care who reads what I have to say, I just want them to know I exist and have things to say.

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What is Journalism?

Journalism is difficult to define. It's constantly changing. Today, what we call journalism is very different from what the journalists of a hundred years ago were doing. Nonetheless, one thing has remained the same; story telling. Journalism is the sharing of truthful stories and news.

Anyone who reports or tells news can become a journalist. It requires three things: a medium, an audience, and a truthful story. The medium can be almost anything with today's technology. It can be written in a newspaper, a video package on television, told on the radio, or published on the web. The publication needs to have an audience, and it needs to be true.

Today's definition of journalism is different from yesterday's and tomorrow's. However, it is important not to confine journalism into a single definition. It prevents some forms of news from getting out to an audience. "Journalism" will always be an amorphous term, but you will know when you see it.