Change is inevitable. It’s how you change with it.

I’m not old enough to remember but I could imagine that journalist had this discussion when CNN and Cable came along and gave birth to the T.V. reporter. Now the conversation has to do with the rise of the Internet and Blogs and whether Bloggers are considered journalist.

The rise of the Internet has people wanting up to the second updates and stories. People can’t even wait for their favorite gossip magazines to hit shelves anymore they have to go to Web sites to see what the Olsen twins wore to a fashion show. People want their information and they want in 5 minutes ago.

But with the emergence of the Internet how much of the information that people are getting is true? Anyone can create a blog (and in some cases two) and anyone can post anything on the Web. Like the theory of what happened to TWA Flight 800. This person believes it was shot by a U.S. missile and supposedly has proof from other journalist who believe the same thing. It wouldn’t be hard for someone to read this, believe it and then spread it along as truth other than a theory.

The emergence of videos on cell phones has changed journalism. People would rather see live footage from an eye witness over an edited video shown by all 200 news stations.

There is no doubt that technology is changing journalism. It is up to the journalist to make the change for the better.