Who's a journalist

This is a very controversial topic as well. Some think anyone who writes and does it with a passion is a journalist. Others, on the other hand think that is absurd and think journalists have to have a degree in journalism and know what they are talking about and be working as an active journalist. I definitely disagree with the second one and agree with the first one to an extent. I think a journalist can be someone who writes and loves what they do but I wouldn't say that your average joe who tweets about the latest activity he just did was a journalist. Bloggers, well yeah i'd say there are some bloggers who are journalists. For example bloggers such as nieniedialogues, rockstar diaries, color me katie, and others are journalists. They write about things that are going on and they give good ideas to people. Sure some of their posts can be personal and about their family and what not, but hands down they are journalists in my mind. I think a journalist can write in several different forms whether its by tweeting, blogging, or writing in a newspaper. Just like the handout we got in class, all three of those are very accurate ways of journalism. People who believe that journalism is just a profession are fine, and their opinion is their own. But there is no way that journalism is just a profession. I think that journalism can be a passion and a craft.