Bloggers, the unofficial journalists

Sharing with a couple of colleagues during lunch time about blogging, one of the guys said something that is against the conventional view of blogging. He views blogging as 'self-involvement'. We don't speak in English but some mix of different local languages here and I suppose that's what he means. Well, we were not able to go into a serious debate about this topic. My purpose of this blog is of course inspired by Marie Callas and I hope to write some good experience of mine about her right here, and never expected I'd write something this long so far! Isn't it surprising?

Yes, I had read somewhere that riting a blog self-absorbed. I really can't remember where I saw it or read it. But it gets me thinking...

It must be 80% true.

Most bloggers are attention seekers and completely egotistical. They can argue against the whole community just to justify his/her personal viewpoint about certain topic. This often results in cyber bloody flaming wars and personal online vendettas.

On the other hand, the 20% says that blogging brings out armies of unofficial journalists and sometimes these groups are even faster in receiving latest information. They collect ground level information more accurately than mainstream media which may be biased in reporting. That's why some politicians regard bloggers as threats. No politics here though, lol.

Back to the self-absorbed me, since started blogging, I feel that I'm better in analysing the situation and able to dissect matters to look into the innards rather than just blindly accepting what media is throwing at us.

But I don't want to be too logical in thinking because that would mean a sacrifice in the spiritual side of me.