The Gatekeepers

The importance of journalists acting as the gatekeeper of information from blogs is commented on by the Editors Weblog which reports the latest findings from the Poynter Institute

While many newspapers now understand the importance of collaboration with blogs and citizen journalism, the public still often doubts the credibility of new media

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Nonetheless, there’s everything to gain by raising the public’s media literacy. But that won’t be simply done through journalism programs focusing on teaching media literacy to students. (Student) journalists may use professional guidelines when they blog, but the reality is that many bloggers will neither learn nor care to follow these guidelines. Because a good share of bloggers simply don’t perceive their work as fulfilling a journalistic mission.