ABSTRACT

Journalism, like all media, suffered an identity crisis following widespread adoption of the Internet. Now that anyone with access to a computer and an Internet connection owns a virtual printing press, there is understandable confusion over who is a journalist. Is a blogger a journalist? Is someone with a huge Twitter or Facebook following a journalist? Is someone who posts news stories on behalf of a company or organization a journalist? These questions are often tough to answer, partly because there are no clear answers or set rules.