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Journologger


If you’re as tired as a I am re: the “are bloggers journalists” questions, and yet you straddle the two practices as a matter of life, then you can probably understand why I’d come up with the word “Journologger.” One google search on the word didn’t bring up anything so I’m going to stick with it.

Now – how would we define it?

Well – I’m still reading Scott Gant’s We’re All Journalists Now and there are some good pieces in it that flesh out the journologger, without using that word. When I have more time (huh?), I’ll continue this line of thought.

In the meantime, what do you think? It’s a bit awkward but then so is blogosphere and so was ombudsperson (which I was). “Blogolist” sounds worse though.

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By Jill Miller Zimon at 12:59 pm December 2nd, 2007 in Blogging, Media, Writing 

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6 Responses to “Journologger”

  1. 1 Jeff Hess on December 2nd, 2007 8:40 pm

    Shalom Jill,

    Don’t let the petty gatekeepers win.

    We’re journalists and no matter how much they whine, hold their breath or kick and scream, that isn’t going to change.

    Don’t accept status as second class citizen.

    B’shalom,

    Jeff

  2. 2 Becky on December 2nd, 2007 11:34 pm

    I’m a journalist, whether I blog or not.

  3. 3 Joel Libava on December 3rd, 2007 8:01 am

    Hi Jill!
    Your blog just keeps getting better and better! Miss the PeeD?
    Also-Nice comment about you in your header…kind of weak, but nice!
    Joel Libava
    Fanage

  4. 4 Jill Miller Zimon on December 4th, 2007 10:55 am

    I know I know, Jeff, I guess I was trying to play along, you know – what would we be called if we had to be called something. I actually lost that one when I was an Ombuds I think – I remember wanting something other than whatever they put on my business card. But now, if I had to do it over again, I’d probably demand that I have no title at all. :)

  5. 5 Jill Miller Zimon on December 4th, 2007 10:56 am

    Becky – exactly – which is why I have no title on my current business cards. :)

  6. 6 Jill Miller Zimon on December 4th, 2007 11:23 am

    Hi Joel – do you know Sunbelt? (total nonsequitor)

    Thanks for the nice compliment. I’m working up a sidebar or something with all of those – so I can remind myself. ;)

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