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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Slashdot headline - "Only 5% Of Bloggers Are Journalists"

Slashdot summary - "About 34 percent see their blogging as a form of journalism"

Er, get it right.

The article said "only 5% of bloggers have news as their primary topic."

News is a form of journalism, but not all journalism is news.