Print Journalism Class:

Journalism is information published in a form of media with the intention of informing a specific public. The “specific public” could be citizens of the United States, University of Oregon alumni, or people who live in Somerville, Boston. Journalists can write to whomever they want about whatever they want, but if the audience doesn’t want to hear it, the writing will not make it that far.

So who is a journalist? In this world, anyone can be. Any writing that is based off of facts is journalism. If your opinion takes over the piece, then sadly you are stuck in the Op Ed section and may be piled alongside with the ranting bloggers of the world. However, even an album on a facebook account can make a person a photojournalist. With blogs and social media sites readily available, the line between journalist and the average person has blurred.