Friday, January 30, 2009

Blogging News Stories as They Happen

By Ian Pelham

Using blogs to document news stories as breaking news is an exciting yet controversial aspect of the blogging technology. One can blog almost instantaneously and update the news before it hits the regular web news or even television.

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.

The crisis felt really immediate to those who saw those images spread directly from those who were involved in the crisis across the globe.

Blogging has the potential to become a new era in journalism by putting the power of words into the common person who happened to be at the wrong place at the right time.

Many in the blogging world as well as cultural commentators in the blogging movement believe that this is a good trend and one that makes the dissemination of information a democratic process.

It decentralizes the world of news and allows more voices to debate on the issues at hand. Others, however, are just as adamant about not having this as a method of news dissemination.

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.

The questions about whether blogging news as it happens is ethical or not are very complicated, but no matter where you stand on the topic of current events blogs you are almost sure to agree that this movement has the potential to revolutionize how modern people get their news.

If you find yourself interested in consolidation, debt and other financial topics and love blogging, you can blog yourself and share what you know about these topics. There are techniques to making and managing money are extremely popular topics and many bloggers are blogging on money and debt issues.

Falling into debt is all too easy, and getting out of debt can be very difficult for people who do not have a lot of financial expertise. For people who have a knack for dealing with finances, blogging about their insights and knowledge can be a great way to literally and figuratively share the wealth.

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 know all about load consolidation, negotiation of settlements with financial corporations or any other money topic, consider using what you know to be a successful blogger.

By taking the time to share your expertise on the subject, you may help readers learn about money and get out of debt while you are simply rewarded for helping others. - 21151

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