Review of "Blogging Between the Lines" article by Dana Hull

Blogging has turned into a huge hit across the internet over the years. If you search the internet, I am sure you can find a blog about pretty much anything. There are blogs about anything from such things as politics to silly things like my blog, reading! In the article, Blogging Between the Lines, Dana Hull sheds some light on blogging and its role in the media.  With blogging, people are able to get across their opinions and thoughts on certain subjects/issues. Blogging allows people to express these thoughts and opinions without having to worry about receiving consequences. Sure, they can still receive negative feedback from viewers but, not have any real repercussions for their opinions.  However, this freedom brings into play a lot of issues when dealing with the media.

With the mainstream media now involved with the blogging world, the issue of what society can do to protect certain people such as journalists (for example) from getting in trouble for their comments on blogs. For example, Perez Hilton’s blog is a prime example of this. What laws are set up to protect him from being sued for harsh comments against celebrities? Should people who do this for a living (Journalists, Perez Hilton etc.) have some sort of standard that they are held to compared to just a regular blogger like me just because they have a large public following and I don't? One thing that I learned from this article is that even though blogging should be fun, you should still keep in mind how your blog affect your viewers who read what you are writing. For example, would your post offend someone? So you can be carefree, to an extent. Have fun with your blog but, not to the point where it negatively affects others. Hull's article also made me see that because of the laws, how they are not very strict, that are in place for blogs published in the media that you have to view a lot of blogs out there as opinions, not facts. Hull's article was very insightful and really made me think. It made me think about aspects that I hadn’t considered before and I have been blogging (creating and following) for years. So this blog was very eye-opening and I recommend everyone read it, especially if you are a blogger!

If you would to read the article I have just reviewed, click here.