With the advent of the Internet technology, anyone can write and share his thoughts to the world. But with this new communication tool becomes cheaper and more accessible, stretching truths and propagating lies will become much easier for computer users, especially those who have the tendency to become megalomaniac.
According to a famous journalist, some Internet users have the tendency to think themselves as legitimate news writers, brandishing themselves as someone who knows how to bring stories to their audience. Calling themselves as “Citizen Journalist” as their way to legitimize themselves as professional journalists, these people thought that writing something on the Internet about certain political and social issues will be enough to make them eligible.
Being a journalist is more than writing news about the current issues, but unfortunately, some people who like to post articles on their blogs about social and political topics would immediately call themselves as one. Journalism is not just about writing, it is beyond words and high faulting expressions, instead, this profession can only be described by this simple phrase: To bring unbiased, clear, and concise information which is necessary for a free society.
There are many blog sites which are becoming fast popular nowadays due to its controversial content. And with the uncontrollable proliferation of this information source, it seems that the society now is suffering from what experts would call “Information Overload”—wherein lies have permeated truths that these two are hard to distinguish.
Meanwhile, blogs have been used to serve as political propaganda for mudslinging and sleazy tactics to destroy someone else’s reputation. Also, these also serve as a way for pseudonym journalists to make themselves known—not knowing that the quintessential meaning of this profession is not about self-glorification, instead, this is about serving the society by bringing accurate and truthful news.
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