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    Newsgirl: She has a great point about blogs and this "everyone's a photographer" phenomenon. Of course, blogs exist that make an effort to be correct and ethica... more »
    banana_grabber: I think one aspect in which she is correct about blogs is that it has changed journalism as well. In order to compete with the news blogs, news organ... more »
    carinamarie: if a camera makes me a photographer and a keyboard a journalist, then i exercise some (small) control of the information and that's a good thing. if ... more »
    cait98: Blog aren't subject to the same ethical standards as traditional news sources. Even thoughtful well-edited blogs like Jezebel. But, I think this is ... more »
    badmutha: "There's no turning back. No editors. No standards. No ethics." I believe this to be a slight overstatement. However, I am sure that it is amazingly d... more »
    Apollonia: While Helen Thomas is a legend and role model for journalists, she is flat out wrong about anything having to do with "new technology." It's a frequen... more »
    bluebears: I like being able to get news from a variety of sources. I think it adds to and enriches the public discourse. I like being able to read someone's blo... more »
    Kivrin: I was lucky enough to hear her speak at a local university last year, and it was such a great experience. She is awesome. Re: the blogs, I do thin... more »
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