To blog or not to blog...that is the question

Globalization is an integral part to the new millennium and the availability of information a dominant trait in global media. The Internet not only gives us an endless supply of information right at our fingertips, but also gives us the availability to create our own blogs and respond to print journalists opinion pieces in real time. As much as I believe in free speech and the idea that everyone is entitled to their own opinion, more often than not, find these blogs to be very immature, uneducated and negatively charged. Journalists are supposed to hold themselves to a higher standard, research information and verify facts before their news ever makes it to print. They have a Code of Ethics and they are responsible for whatever they attach their name to. This is not the case with bloggers and those that respond to opinion pieces in the open forums allowed on the Web. The Average Joe can make claims that are unfounded and say slanderous and libelous things without any consequence whatsoever. These blogs lack the integrity and moral standards that journalism is supposed to stand for.