Who Are Bloggers And Vloggers?
Bloggers and vloggers refer to those who write information on blogs or make videos covering certain information. Initially, blogging and vlogging were just a way for people to share their opinions and express their feelings. However, with social media becoming extremely mainstream, blogging and vlogging reached newer heights, and people started sharing more information on blogs or vlogs and were taken seriously by the public.
Current Scenario
Today, blogging and vlogging are both multi-million dollar industries. Bloggers, specifically celebrity bloggers, get paid in millions, and some even rise to celebrity status through their blogs. Even vloggers get paid a huge amount, for which they go to extreme limits, such as holding a phone as they jump off a cliff or stalking celebrities and following them for just a snippet.
Take Away
Bloggers and vloggers should be treated as journalists and punished for their indiscretions because the line between their opinion and the public understanding of what is fact seems to be blurred. It’s important to put such a responsibility on bloggers and vloggers to ensure that the information they are sharing is sourced ethically and also that they make the public aware of whether it’s an opinion or a fact.
FAQs
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Who is a blogger?
A blogger is someone who shares their experience in the form of a long write-up on a website. This can be a person from anywhere in the world.
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Who is a vlogger?
A vlogger is someone who shares videos regarding their experiences. It’s like blogging but in the video format.
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Why should bloggers and vloggers be treated as journalists?
The information bloggers and vloggers share is often painted by them to look like it is a fact; it is also consumed by the public as news; for these reasons, they should be treated as a journalist.
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Do blogs or vlogs impact people?
People who read a blog or a long message may think that what they have read is a fact. During the pandemic, a lot of bloggers and vloggers shared information that people took to be fact, even though some of them were false. It caused a lot of fear among the people. Hence, it can be said that it truly impacts people in today’s day and age where social media is so mainstream.
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Why do you think bloggers and vloggers should be treated as journalists?
I believe they should be treated as journalists because a lot of the information they share is taken by the public as the news, and the bloggers/vloggers share the information with the same intention. They do not make it apparent that the information is just their opinion. If they are treated as journalists, they will have a certain set of ethics to follow and be morally responsible for what they share.
