The Media Law is One-Sided
By ppruel, 9th Nov 2010 | Follow this author
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Nothing here is personal. This is my normal reaction about media law: Bloggers do not enjoy those rights and protections that Journalists entitled to. The media law describes a journalist as a person who collects, disseminates and provide information to the media, based on a contract with the media, or who is a member of a journalists’ union.
- Are You a Blogger?
- Bloggers can Provide Information to the Media based on a Contract
- First--Look for an Idea to Write
- Second--Offer Your Idea
Are You a Blogger?
Actually those rights and protections that journalists entitled to could also be enjoyed by bloggers. If you are a blogger, think about it. The description of the media law mentioned above gives you and idea on how to enjoy rights and protections that a journalist entitled to. The only difference is that you are a blogger and he is a journalist.
Now think about it again, if a journalist posses the ability to collect, disseminates and provide information to the media – you blogger can do it also. If the journalist is a member of a journalists’ union – you blogger can apply to become a member of a journalists’ union. The people behind a Journalists’ union are not purely journalists, some of them are bloggers like you and I.
Bloggers can Provide Information to the Media based on a Contract
The mechanic is as easy as 123 steps based from my experience. But don’t forget that you are a blogger. However, you can write as nice the way a journalist does. Sometimes a blogger could write even better than a journalist. If a journalist gathers, evaluate, distribute fact of current interest, and writes stories for print and electronic distribution often with the guidance of editors or producers – you bloggers can also do the same and enjoy them. What to do?
First--Look for an Idea to Write
Look for an idea to write. Ideas are found everywhere. Look around and observe what is happening. And if you got one or two write your original news articles. Be sure that those articles are packed of facts. Now look for a magazine or a newspapers or a tabloid that accept articles. But you have to study those articles published on them.
Second--Offer Your Idea
Next offer your article to a feature magazine’s editor or offer it to a newspaper’s chief editor. If they accepted your offer you will receive a call – a call that will advise you either to revise the article by adding more facts and substance. If it happened you are now re writing your article by following instructions from editors and that is already a contract and you will be paid for doing it.
Lastly, always bear in mind that you are writing to inform people, so write responsibly!
Hit Wikinut, Write and Get Paid.
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9th Nov 2010 (#)
Afraid I can't agree with you on this. Professional writers (not just those who make a few dollars at sites like this) and journalists are an entirely different breed who are professionally schooled, trained, and have earned their positions--not just posted a few opinion pieces. Most bloggers have done nothing to earn the "professional" status.
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10th Nov 2010 (#)
First accept my wikinut morning hug friend James.
I have no objection about your reactions. Insightful one!
Does it mean - bloggers have no chance to enjoy those rights and protections for a particular period of time as per Media Law?
I understand that bloggers are not journalists but journalists could be bloggers.
Bloggers are also part of media...
Thank you for stopping by and commenting. I appreciate it very much.
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10th Nov 2010 (#)
There is a HUGE qualitative difference between professionally-written pieces that go through the traditional assessment process and are published as articles, reports, essays, or research pieces, and opinion-based, non-processed blogs. Everyone has opinions, that doesn't make us writers. If a professional journalist wants to blog--that's his or her option in this Internet-driven world. It's an all-access medium. But he or she is not acting as a "professional" journalist when doing so. If they wanted it to be received as a professional piece, they would go through the assessment process. Bloggers should not be included as part of the professional media in any way. That's why we have so much non-sense, fabrications, and direct lies being posted online that is being mistaken as truth. Journalsim is a process of checks and balances, not someone getting up in the morning who decides to give us their opinion about why the world is going to hell.
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11th Nov 2010 (#)
Thank you James for having your time here - sharing some of your expertise on this topic.
That's what made me proud to have here. Your opinions regarding this matter are really significant and very helpful.
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10th Nov 2010 (#)
There is a HUGE qualitative difference between professionally-written pieces that go through the traditional assessment process and are published as articles, reports, essays, or research pieces, and opinion-based, non-processed blogs. Everyone has opinions, that doesn't make us writers. If a professional journalist wants to blog--that's his or her option in this Internet-driven world. It's an all-access medium. But he or she is not acting as a "professional" journalist when doing so. If they wanted it to be received as a professional piece, they would go through the assessment process. Bloggers should not be included as part of the professional media in any way. That's why we have so much non-sense, fabrications, and direct lies being posted online that is being mistaken as truth. Journalsim is a process of checks and balances, not someone getting up in the morning who decides to give us their opinion about why the world is going to hell.
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11th Nov 2010 (#)
Actually James I am learning from you with your honest opinions.
Imparting new knowledge into my head is something I could be proud of.
One of the truths about wikinut community - wikinutters are supporting one another.
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10th Nov 2010 (#)
This is a splendid write, ppruel. However, I have to say that while some rights are unnessecary, others are essential!
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11th Nov 2010 (#)
Thank you for the nice and inspiring comments. I agree with your opinions.
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23rd Nov 2010 (#)
I just have not given this much thought honestly ppruel. hmmmm
Thank you for sharing.:)
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24th Nov 2010 (#)
Don't take it seriously.
What is important we enjoy on writing and happy in sharing them to other people.
And this is development.
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