Every day I sit in journalism class and hear the professors tell us about how our professions are changing. I agree with them. I bet in my lifetime newspapers will not go to print, but will be only on the Internet. The public will constantly access the news through their cell phones or ipods. Journalists are going to have to change with these technologies. The question is…How is journalism changing?
The new news media, bloggers, are an important key to the changes that journalists are facing. Newspapers, TV stations, and magazines are starting to have writers produce blogs for their audiences to read online. Bloggers, can also be considered journalists, but a different type of journalist. The old media has traditionally presented objective news. The new news media is more opinionated.
While some argue that the new news media is bringing down the old media, I believe that both need to exist. Both the old news and new news media will be working together to appeal to the public and keep journalistic standards high.
While bloggers usually link to traditional news sites and use material that traditional reporters have found, bloggers play a vital role in making sure that journalists stay on track. In fact, it was bloggers who were the first to question Dan Rather's fabricated sources in the "Bush goes AWOL" story. Without bloggers acting as watchdogs, more fabricated news might be out there.
In this changing world , only a greater power can truly know what the news media will be like in a few years. I do know one thing, however. News is here to stay and traditional journalists, bloggers and citizen journalists are going to play key roles  together.
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