Blogging vs. Journalism

Sam Shad's Nevada Newsmakers had an interest discussion on the future of journalism and, in particular, the role of bloggers and how their work should be viewed. UNR's Rosemary McCarthy, Interim Dean of the Reynolds School of Journalism, provides some interesting insights on understanding bias and agendas in what people read on and off the net. Click here for the video.

McCarthy has discussed the issue of agenda-driven blogging versus traditional journalism before in a thread prompted by a Dullard Mush story, coming down firmly on the side of unbiased and factual reporting.