According to www.onlinejournalismblog.com the question on what and who a journalist is and who a blogger is.
We can therefore say, a journalist is someone who practises journalism – it’s as simple as that. Being employed by a media organisation is not enough alone (otherwise ad sales, marketing, distribution and other staff would also be ‘journalists’). And a blogger is someone who is uses blog to publish content. The term is based on platform, not the content itself, so you can’t say a blogger is or isn’t a journalist.
Therefore it is not really clear who not to call a journalist as both (Journalist and Blogger) do the same thing.
And there was the question on code of conduct. If a blogger and a journalist should work under the same code of conduct as they both publish content. But it was said that a blogger could write his own code of conduct or may join NUJ but for a seasoned journalist, he has to abide by the code of conduct of NUJ.
Furthermore, in www.poynter.org, different questions were asked if 'objective' reporter ever valued, yes it should but its a matter that is should be talked about. It should be reviewed regularly in other to be transparent. Also, a vital question was asked if it was ever necessary for a reporter to write anonymously on another person's blog...but the answer remains No. According to the site and other journalism ethics, it is not professional.
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