What is BLOG?
favorite links, a popular content on your blog, recent
It is originally created from the words web and log.
WEB (NETWORK) +LOG (DIARY OF INFORMATION – DAY TO
DAY ACTIVITIES)= BLOG
a complex system of interconnected elements.
It is a regularly updated website or web page, typically one
run by an individual or small group that is written in an
informal or conversational style.
What makes them so great?
Blogs are easy to use and with just a few clicks, you can share
thoughts, ideas, opinions, news. Anything.
Your blog is a staple of who you are, the ultimate expression
of you on the web.
Your blog’s theme is what controls how your blog looks. You
can choose a theme and personalize it with your own colors
and/or background images to find the look that fits you.
Most blog themes are made up of four main sections:
THE HEADER
THE SIDEBAR
THE FOOTER
THE BODY
THE HEADER – comprised of your blog’s title or logo if you
have one and you’re main navigation menu.
MENU- is the way that guests can easily navigate the content
of your site. Menus are natural part our web experience and
should link readers to various content and pages found on your
blog.
THE SIDEBAR – blogs usually have them. This are generally
includes widgets and things you want to highlight such as your
activities, subscription options and social media tools.
THE FOOTER – rests at the bottom of your blog. This is
typically used to display content that doesn’t often change but
that you would like your readers to have easy access to
including links to read more about you or a link to a contact
page.
Lastly, the most important area of your blog is:
THE BODY – The main content area. Usually, this is the prime
reason why people come to your blog. It’s where your thoughts
and ideas come to life as you share them.
One of the most influential sources of information nowadays is
blogging. It may even be considered as one of the fastest way
to disseminate information online other than tweeter. The
number of bloggers has shoot up and is making its way through
the bee-line market, that's for sure. And at most times,
bloggers and journalists are deemed to be one and the same.
But are they, are bloggers journalists?
Difference between blogging and journalism
Let’s discuss political blogging and journalism.
Blogs and written work by journalists are very different, yet
are interrelated in many ways.
The major difference between the two is that journalism is
just facts, while blogs contain the opinion of the writer.
Some bloggers admit that they have to wait for traditional
media, or journalists, to post the story because they do not
have access to the information before it is public.
So, although there is a rivalry between the two, they rely on
each other.
Without traditional journalism, bloggers would be left without
information to blog about.
Media is all about getting news out to the public FAST. This is
an advantage that bloggers have over journalists. With
traditional news media, they have to wait for the next paper
to be printed or the next television or radio show to occur. It just goes to show that not all bloggers can be journalists and
Bloggers can put out new information within seconds at any that all journalists can be bloggers.
time they want.

As Penn State students, we can relate to the difference

between blogs and journalism very well. We have The Daily
Collegian newspaper which is read by many students every day
and is known to have some of the best journalists on campus.
On the other hand, we have Onward State. This is probably
one of the most common forms of media for Penn State. Both
forms of media cover major events on campus or news about
the school in different ways.
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State community while keeping us informed at the same time.
Manuel "Boy" Mejorada is a journalist and social media activist. A
While The Daily Collegian is very important to us and is a great
former Iloilo provincial administrator, he is now waging a crusade
source of news media, it is sometimes easier to read a quick
against corruption and narco-politics.This is a personal look at issues
blog post on Onward State. in Philippine politics, business and society in general.
Neither blogs nor journalism are better than the other, they Frequency about 3 posts per month. 
are just different. It is wonderful to have different means to
be informed and be educated on certain topics. Sometimes we Raissa Robles is a veteran Philippine journalist who runs a popular
want the facts, and other times we want to see people’s political blog, raissarobles.com. Get investigative and analytical
opinions on the topic. At the end of the day, bloggers and reporting on Philippine politics, society, culture and history by
journalists have a lot in common even if they do not want to Raissa Robles
admit it.

People learn things from the stuff they read and sometimes even
get influenced by the things they read. Sometimes, bloggers
serves as good training ground for journalism. It's heart-breaking
to know that in the world today, bloggers are trying to take over
the factual journalism. As people get more attached to reading
blogs, they tend to feel bored about the usual journalist stuff
that they got used to before. But little did they know that those
reports that they turn their backs to are nothing like rumors, that
they are more reliable sources of information.