jour·nal·ist /ˈdʒɜrnlɪst/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[jur-nl-ist] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation –noun 1. a person who practices the occupation or profession of journalism. 2. a person who keeps a journal, diary, or other record of daily events. [Origin: 1685–95; journal + -ist]
Jour·nal·ism /ˈdʒɜrnlˌɪzəm/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[jur-nl-iz-uhm] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation –noun 1. the occupation of reporting, writing, editing, photographing, or broadcasting news or of conducting any news organization as a business. 2. press1 (def. 31). 3. a course of study preparing students for careers in reporting, writing, and editing for newspapers and magazines. 4. writing that reflects superficial thought and research, a popular slant, and hurried composition, conceived of as exemplifying topical newspaper or popular magazine writing as distinguished from scholarly writing: He calls himself a historian, but his books are mere journalism.
Well, if his blog is a business... then i think it 100% qualifies. If it doesn't count as a business, it depends on what definition you're going to go by. I think a good question to ask to judge this would be, if it's not journalism, what is it then? It certainly isn't scholarly historical writing(in this case). It does exemplify a popular slant. If his intention was to _become_ a (professional)journalist, than the definition for "course of study" would also cover his use of this footage afterall, there are many people who study things independently as a hobby. Would this work be considered an "art?" Is journalism an "art?" If contemporary media is actually fill for advertising... does this disqualify it from being protected? RE: Josh Wolf: Journalist or Activist? - Kevin Sites |