Only 5% Of Bloggers Are Journalists

ObsessiveMathsFreak writes "A recent study has concluded that only 5% of bloggers have news as their primary topic. The study was conducted by the Pew Internet & American Life Project, and found that 37 percent of the surveyed blogs were reporting on their personal life, 11 percent on political matters, 7 percent on entertainment, and 6 percent on sports. There's also plenty of extra data in the report itself. From the article: 'About 34 percent see their blogging as a form of journalism; 65 percent disagreed. Just over a third of the bloggers said they often conduct journalistically appropriate tasks such as verifying facts and linking to source material.'"

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[Anonymous Coward]

"Just over a third of the bloggers said they often conduct journalistically appropriate tasks such as verifying facts and linking to source material.'"

Welcome to slashdot.

Is this the most useless poll ever?

[caluml]

Is this the most useless poll ever? Or, by asking this question, have I just beaten it?

Nice!

[Impy the Impiuos Imp]

• 5% of bloggers have news as their primary topic
• 37 percent of the surveyed blogs were reporting on their personal life
• 11 percent on political matters
• 7 percent on entertainment
• 6 percent on sport

And the remaining 34% could not be categorized as researchers fell asleep reading those pages.