TOP 5 NEWS BLOGS JOURNALISTS NEED TO FOLLOW

1. The Columbia Journalism Review (CJR) is an online published magazine since 1961, by the Columbia University Graduate school of journalism. The website aims to produce articles regarding current news, media trends, and an analysis on the current economic status of a country. In this blog, they publish factual information that are important to the news. However, they also post articles that may sway their readers to a certain side of a story, though the information they provide are true, the readers need to further investigate on the story to not follow through the biased story. 

2. The Nieman Journalism Lab aims to provide a news environment online. The blog wants to help journalists continue their passion in a digital platform, given that the current generation favors this method that the traditional way of print. The blog contains articles regarding his ideas and tips about journalism, media and business updates.This blog is best for those who are still trying to get a good grasp on how journalism works in the modern way.

3. Journalism.org is a blog that informs the public about issues, attitudes, and trends that are currently shaping the world. The blog is proud of their ability to have articles that help their readers voice out their opinions and produce articles that contain factual information. The blog often uses public polls. Also, provided that they are a subsidiary of The Pew Charitable Trust, they have the funding to access analytics and interview credible people.

4. One Man and His Blog is a blog handled by Adam Tinworth. Tinworth has been in the journalism scene for almost 10 years. He has covered multiple conferences, published updates of talks, and multiple books. The blog contains journalism covers and events regarding technology. He also provides tips for journalists on how to continue and last in the journalism industry.

5. Heatherbrooke.org is handled by Heather Brookes, an award-winning journalist and activist. She was the person that campaigned for the full disclosure of MP’s expenses. Because of her campaign, it led to the reform of the Parliamentary expense system. Given this momentous achievement, she has continued to dedicate her life to investigate about multiple political topics, which she often releases in her blog.