Traditional Journalists make their name by working their way up to the top of mainstream media outlets and therefore their viewers and readers assume they can trust them. Or at least that's the way it used to be. Some Bloggers are in the practice of journalism and frankly are better at it than some "traditional journalists." Anyone can claim they are a blogger, but only some bloggers receive respect as journalists, usually seen in the large readership and commentors. Government regulation of who is and isn't a journalist seems impractical. Bloggers/journalists being allowed into closed door meetings can only help the diversity of news media consumers have available to them. I just don't see much harm coming from this situation. The world of journalism has become a battle of legitimacy, but really seems to stem from a fear of bloggers by the mainstream/traditional journalists and the politicians who are used to having them on their side.
Trackers, those who are hired by one political party to follow the other around, may not be necessary to democracy, but shouldn't be stopped either. Technology has given us the ability to watch anything we want in real time, this means we can now hold politicians responsible no matter where they are giving a speech in the country. I don't really see a situation where this could turn into a bad thing. If a politician chooses to put themselves out in the public by running for an election, then they now must realize that means almost 24 hour coverage of what they are doing and saying.
Technology is here to stay and will hopefully give us a more transparent system of government and hold politicians to a higher standard.
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