Social Media is the end or the new begining of journalism?

Maybe it's just a good start but it doesn't mean killing the professional journalism. There are guidelines that this professional journalist follow and that is one reason making them successful with their careers while those amateur or POV journalist doesn't know this things. Blogs and other social media is a hobby for them while those pro's doing this for their living.

One of the issues I see happening of late, is the idea that these bloggers are actual journalists. More and more, we find that these bloggers take things out of context, or only provide enough information about something, just to prove they are right. Take the Shirley Sherrod situation. A conservative blogger selects a very specific statement made by Ms. Sherrod, and states that she had racial bias. This set everyone on their head, and Ms. Sherrod ended up losing her job. A few days later it comes to light that the statement she made was taken completely out of context by the blogger. If you want to be an actual journalist, you need to investigate all sides, and remove any bias you, the writer, may have regarding the situation. Now blogging is a great way to keep working the writing skills, but I don't think a blogger can consider themselves a journalist. Journalism is a skill that involves more than writing. It takes an open mind, a desire to get all sides of a story and present the sides in a manner that merely states facts, and does not show bias in either direction. It is up to the reader to decide which way they lean. I think here in the states we have lost the ability to do that. Bloggers who say they are journalists are partially to blame for the issue.

Neither the end nor the new beginning. Blog is not able to take the place of journalism completely in the near future because blog is a fast-reading stuff but the journalism is far more professional than blog. So does Social Media. I am wondering Social Media and Blogs will take some market share from the traditional journalism, but the particular areas and professional researches are still rely on the journalism. Therefore, it is neither the end nor the new beginning, the key point should be focused on the market share and the market size.